A THEATRICAL INVESTIGATION INTO NONMONOGAMY
THROUGH THE WORDS OF REAL PEOPLE
Created & Performed by Xandra Nur Clark
Developed with & Originally Directed by Molly Clifford
Current Touring Version Directed by Jessi D. Hill
ABOUT THE SHOW:
Polylogues is an intimate, funny, and profoundly human documentary solo show about nonmonogamy—and love in all its forms.
After a sudden heartbreak, journalist-playwright Xandra Nur Clark interviewed people from across the world about their experiences with nonmonogamy, hoping to uncover what it truly means to love. In a style that The New Yorker calls 'ultra-verbatim,’ Xandra simultaneously listens to these interview recordings while performing them live.
From a polyamorous senior to a child worried about her open parents, from a resident of a commune to an evangelical swinger, from the critical to the committed, Polylogues examines what 21st-century humans want in relationships and the many ways we are capable of loving beyond what any one of us can imagine.
PAST PRODUCTION:
Colt Coeur produced the World Premiere Production of Polylogues at HERE Arts Center, September 17 - October 9, 2021.
THE 2021 CREATIVE TEAM:
Writer/Performer: Xandra Nur Clark
Director: Molly Clifford
Scenic Designer: Jean Kim
Sound Designer: Michael Costagliola
Costume Designer: Hahnji Jang
Lighting Designer: Cheyenne Sykes
Projection Designer: greer x
Stage Manager: Hanako Rodriguez
Dialect Coach: Joy Lanceta Coronel
Producers: Colt Coeur, Ryan Duncan-Ayala & Liza Couser
OTHER NEWS:
Polylogues was featured at APAP NYC 2023.
Polylogues was on the 2020 Kilroys List.
Two SOLD-OUT workshop runs of Polylogues were presented at Dixon Place in February 2019 and The Tank in November-December 2018. The show got an incredible response.
Xandra Nur Clark was awarded a 2018-19 Queer|Art Fellowship in Performance to develop Polylogues under the mentorship of playwright Mashuq Mushtaq Deen and amongst a cohort of nine other Arts Fellows.
ADDITIONAL DEVELOPMENT:
Since development on the show began in the spring of 2017, excerpts have been shown at numerous venues including The Flea, Judson Church, Queer Abstract, Caveat, Theaterlab, Undiscovered Countries, The Green Room, several house shows, and even an engagement party.
Performance photo credits: Olivia Booker, Elizabeth Rogers, Caryn Davidson, Andrew Otto, and Kelsey Crouch.
Cover photo credit: Rachel Hamburg & Liam Epstein
Poster credit: Julia Madden & Colt Coeur