The Momunment
The Monument, a chilling work that explores the story of a woman who lost her daughter in genocide, as well as the tale of the soldier who may have killed the girl.
It is a very Rwandan story. It is also a very Canadian story, for Kigali's newest stage production was written by Toronto playwright Colleen Wagner, and produced and directed by Canadian Jennifer Herszman Capraru.
Wagner completed The Monument a year before the Rwandan genocide even began. It has been translated into seven languages and staged around the world.
Even so, many in Rwanda are convinced that Wagner snuck into the country to research the play, or that she was actually here to witness the killings.
The Monument is a play about innocence, evil, responsibility and forgiveness.
Isôko Theatre's, http://www.isoko-rwanda.org/
