Iraq: A Love Story

This allegorical play asks: “what would it look like if America and Iraq were involved in a romantic relationship?” and seeks to bring the events that occurred from 2000-2008 to a human scale. Prosperous and ambitious, Gary West has recently taken over the reigns of a large corporation from his father. He is determined to succeed where his father failed and move the corporation into a new era. But when he encounters Leila—a former mistress of his father—his good intentions collide with desire and touches off a fire-fight with Leila’s volatile and abusive husband Frank, and within himself. As Gary becomes more obsessed with Leila, his actions and justifications to possess her have real consequences in the lives surrounding him.