corde. raide

The victim of an atrocious crime is summoned to the aseptic office of an administration to choose her attacker's punishment; this is the legal procedure. corde. raide is a deeply moving play about a woman's decision.

Through writing as taut as a rope, stripped of all spectacular flourishes, the trio of characters draw us into a chilling universe. It's impossible to remain indifferent to this fearsome text, which plunges actors and spectators alike into the breathless, singular play imagined by debbie tucker green, one of the leading playwrights of today's English-language theater.