Dramaturgical notes

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We look at a singular migrant worker and explore her history. She comes from a home constantly displaced by the ravages of nature and the misfortunes of poverty. She seeks a better life for her family by leaving them to find opportunities overseas. Her desolation becomes bearable only on days when she can share similar experiences with others of her ilk--even that, she has to barter for, to regain her dignity. Her choices are curtailed when laws are surreptitiously enacted in response to allegations of unfair labor practice, whether they be unimplemented rest days, or the suspension of habeas corpus. We see her work harder than others, lest she find herself jobless.  Slowly, the legal systems mutate into a dichotomy of cultures, hiding behind the veneer of nationalist fervor. Stringent border controls morph into real barriers, trapping the workers both from within and without. She chooses to stay in the country of sojourn, fearing that if she goes on holiday, she may be unable to return.  Her heart longs for the warmth of her family, but she settles for sending material things through other migrants, who still risk denial at the frontier. The products of her labours are passed on, bringing with them her story, until they reach her kin. Is this cycle of moral penury enough to motivate an act of destruction? When aviation mishaps occur, outsiders are immediate suspects. Is our own persecutory guilt empowering our xenophobia?