Based loosely on true events, Hunger is the story of one woman's struggle against political and emotional turmoil. Jesse is a human rights lawyer who married the commandante of a Guatemalan guerrilla group. He soon disappeared. Knowing this was a common government tactic, Jesse began a hunger strike on the steps of the Guatemalan capitol building. We follow her journey of deprivation which is filled with dreams, nightmares, and memories. She soon discovers just how her own American government is caught up in the same web of corruption as the Guatemalan government, both torturing and tormenting the Mayan population in order to maintain control. Using movement, sound score, video, and slide imagery, this play powerfully portrays loss and hope.
