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Justwhatwouldyoudoforlove?Tobeloved?Towhatabusesofpower–his,yours–wouldyouconsent?GuyneedsSam,andSamisnothingwithoutGuy.ButSam,itturnsout,isacountry.AndGuy?Well,he’sjustaguy.No,wait,let’strythatagain.AsSamandGuyworkevermoredesperatelytoreinventthepowerthatchargestheirrelationship,CarylChurchill’sDrunkEnoughtoSayILoveYou?offersacritiqueoftheU.S.state'sneo-imperialistforeignpolicy,inactiononclimatechange,andclandestineabusesofhumanrightsabroadinthenameofprotectingfreedomsathome.Inthenameof“thepursuitofhappiness.”Toprotectawayoflife.

DrunkEnoughtoSayILoveYou?ByCarylChurchillTheMerrickTheater,SpingoldTheatreCenter,BrandeisUniversityThursday2/4@7:30pmFriday2/5@8pmSaturday2/[email protected]@artiststheater.orgtoguaranteeaseat(orjustshowup!).PleasejoinusforatalkbackfollowingtheThursday2/4performance.

PerformancesofDrunkEnough?atBrandeisareco-sponsoredbytheMinorinCreativity,theArts,andSocialTransformation;theOfficeoftheDeanofArtsandSciences;theDepartmentofEnglish;theMandelCenterfortheHumanities;theMinorinSexualityandQueerStudies;thePrograminSocialJusticeandSocialPolicy;andtheDepartmentofTheaterArts.

Pleasenote:Throughwords,movement,andimages,DrunkEnough?exploresintimatepartnerandmassviolence,throughanalogytoU.S.C.I.A.operationsoverseas,includinginvasionsofsovereigncountries,politicalassassinations,bombingandothermilitaryoperations,andtorture.