Yury Urnov, director and written by Sasha Denisova of MY MAMA AND THE FULL-SCALE INVASION

MY MAMA AND THE FULL-SCALE INVASION opened last week at the Wilma Theater on the Avenue of the Arts. Each opening night they have a pre show reception for friends and supporters of the theater, which is also attended by the principles of each show.

Jerry Goldberg, Vice Chair Board of Wilma Theater, Mindy Goldberg, Sharon and Dan Camson

My mother was born on the very day when the Germans were bombing so, when I told her to go to the bomb shelter, the first thing she said was: ‘I’m not going there. I was born there.’ That gave the start to our ongoing fight because she didn’t let me come and take her out and, as you will see in the play, this is a woman of a strong character, as all Ukrainian women are.

– Sasha Denisova, The Guardian

Mari Shaw wearing a 3d printed DOVE representing peace

**Iryna Mazur** Honorary Consul of Ukraine in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania and Managing Director: **Leigh Goldenberg**

MY MAMA AND THE FULL-SCALE INVASION

A co-production with Woolly Mammoth Theatre Company

BY SASHA DENISOVA
TRANSLATED BY MISHA KACHMAN
ADAPTED BY KELLIE MECLEARY
DIRECTED BY YURY URNOV

Sasha’s 82-year-old mother has lived in Kyiv her whole life. When Russia invades Ukraine in 2022, Sasha copes with her fears by imagining her mother in increasingly fantastical situations: strategizing with President Zelenskyy, striking Russian drones with jars of pickles, and even debating with God. Playwright Sasha Denisova was inspired by her online chats with her mother to write this darkly funny and deeply heartfelt new play.

Yury Urnov’s direction, much like the piece itself, proves playfully frenetic and utterly refreshing.

– MD Theater Guide

Pat Adams and Jaylene Clark Owens, AUDELCO and Barrymore Award winning actress, as well as a highly acclaimed spoken word poet.

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Yana Fefelova, Stas Prochutia and Ellie Freedman

State Rep Ben Waxman and Julie Wertheimer, Project Director at The Pew Charitable Trusts

Vesna Sacks, arts and cultural supporter and Morgan Green, Co-Artistic Director

Andrew Panebianco notes his favorite dish which reminds him of home = Pasta

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