“The Fever Chart: 3 Visions of the Middle East” (temporary title) by Naomi Wallace
A strikingly timely performance directed by Tatiana Ligari

This year, Tatiana Ligari presents a profoundly timely theatrical work at the Wagon Theater, directing the main production of the Railway Carriage Theater to Treno sto Rouf for the current theatrical season.

The play “The Fever Chart: 3 Visions of the Middle East” (working title) by the award-winning American playwright and poet Naomi Wallace is a captivating triptych of stories based on real events. It explores the universal themes of love, loss, and death in the face of extreme conditions.

Six characters from different regions of the Middle East strive to form human connections amid conflict and war. All of them experience pain and loneliness, making their effort to reach out to others all the more moving.

Wallace — one of the most distinctive voices in contemporary American theatre — turns her gaze toward the unrelenting reality of the Middle East in three short, feverish "visions." Balancing between realism and dream, with a contemporary yet deeply poetic language — not coincidentally borrowing the title of her work from T.S. Eliot — the activist playwright engages with modern history using symbolism, lyricism, and touches of surrealism. Her writing pierces through political conflicts, shedding light on the human side of events and preserving a deep belief in the power of life.

In a world addicted to and numb before the spectacle of brutality, the Railway Carriage Theater and Tatiana Ligari offer a gripping theatrical journey through the shadows of history, with an unwavering focus on the human being and a vivid hope for a better tomorrow.