By Liliana Padilla
Directed by Meredith G. Healy

This is something that is collectively held and therefore can be collectively transformed.
-Playwright Liliana Padilla

In the immediate aftermath of an assault, a group of college students gather for a DIY self-defense class. This setting quickly becomes a space for channeling their anger, anxiety, trauma, confusion, and desire. In navigating these feelings, the group of strangers unites as a community and works to move forward together. Using humor and candor, Liliana Padilla’s How to Defend Yourself asks us to look beyond the labels of 'perpetrator' and 'survivor,' and to examine the complexities that abide in each of us.

“How to Defend Yourself” is presented by arrangement with Concord Theatricals on behalf of Samuel French, Inc. www.concordtheatricals.com

Tickets:
UI Student - $5
College Student (not UI) - $10
Adult - $20
Senior - $15
Youth 17 & younger - $10

Purchase your tickets through Hancher Box Office online or call 319-335-1160.