I want to educate the public about what's happening in the crisis itself and the courts, the refugees and how they are treated here, but also to make the performances as beautiful in that they will impart to the audience in a profound way. How do I put their stories in the most art form to go to the core of human being because what I need from this performance is a call to action for people to actually DO something. So, we can educate them and impact them in an emotional way so that people know what to do. It's on us. We need to be haunted by their stories. ~ Irina Kruzhilina

Irina Kruzhilina is an award-winning theater maker whose roles include director, scenographer, experience designer, playwright, professor, and artistic director.