Sycorax: Cyber Queen of Qamara
By Fengar Gael
Sycorax: Cyber Queen of Qamara
In Shakespeare's The Tempest, the sorceress, Sycorax, was reported by Prospero to be deceased, but Sycorax is still alive, having waited five hundred years for the ideal technology to reveal the truth of her story to the widest possible audience: the World Wide Web of the Internet. While Big Brother was watching, Big Sister was waiting!
History:
Sycorax: Cyber Queen of Qamara was given a concert reading as part of the Project Y Women in Theatre Festival and the Potomac Theatre Project Workshop Series on July 22, 2016 on Theatre Row in New York City, directed by Cheryl Faraone and featuring Bill Army, Neil D'Astolfo, Lily Balsen, Mari Vial Golden, Cori Hundt, Jeanne LaSala, Joshua Malin, and Ana Reeder.
The play was given a showcase production by the Ego Actus Theatre Company on November 1st through the 18th, 2018 featuring Sandra Bargman, Lauren Capkanis, Kelly D. Cooper, Nick Giedris, Brianna Fernandez, Taylor Graves, Michael Pichardo and
Hui-Shan Yong.
CRITICS REVIEWS:
“Fengar Gael has taken one line from Shakespeare’s The Tempest and woven it into a delicious piece of theatre. Sycorax: Cyber Queen of Qamara combines the ancient Muslim world, black magic and computer science to bring us a story of feminist assertion, complete with a hero and a villain who are the same person...The script is filled with magic and metaphors.”
-- Glenda Frank www.nytheatre-wire.com/
"The wonderful thing about Sycorax is that, unlike her toxic oppressors, she embraces nature, magic, and technology. Her open-mindedness spills over into all parts of this production. If you want to see a play that gives voice to a maligned female literary character, this is your chance."
-- Ed Malin www.theasy.com
“...depicts the repression of women in traditional Islamic society...but resonates powerfully with 21st-century Western feminism and the #MeToo movement. I strongly recommend this captivating production.”
-- Jon Sobel www.Blogcritics.org
“Actors chock-full of talent delivering lively characters in a fun, engaging plot.”
-- Andrew Andrews www.Opplaud.com
“Sycorax, Cyber Queen of Qamara and its long-lived protagonist take on issues from patriarchal oppression to
self-aware AIs and still leave room for solid laughs from an anthropomorphic hen."
-- Leah Richards & John Ziegler www.culturecatch.com
FROM FACEBOOK:
"This is a wonderfully imaginative show. No one else in the universe spins a yarn like Fengar Gael!" Adam Kraar
"Twisty story telling, hilarity and imaginative flights are front and center!" Deborah Savadge
"Wonderful...journey through time and cyber space. Do not miss this!" Liz Amadio
"Magnificent writing." Karen Eterovich
Ancient Sycorax shouting
Sycorax and dead avatars
Sycorax with two sisters
Blue young Sycorax
Sycorax, Miranda, Prospero
Sycorax and Ariel making love