About the Show

A mystery set around an archeological dig that explores themes of ambition, privilege & patriarchy.

Filled with characters both funny and exasperating and set in Southern Illinois, The Mound Builders is Lanford Wilson's thrilling mystery exploring the oppression of women and the dangers of hubris. Alongside Sympathetic Magic, the play will be performed in rep over the course of four weeks.

Lanford Wilson, one of the founders of the Circle Repertory Company and a Pulitzer Prize winner, developed his work within the historic context of the Off-Off Broadway theatre movement. The Lanford Wilson Project is a continuation of that legacy.

Critic Reviews (1)

The Lanford Wilson Project by Open Circle Play Factory is an ambitious and noteworthy theatrical event. It also gives us a chance to reexamine two of Wilson’s major plays from a new vantage point focusing deserved attention on works that comment on each other. Seeing The Mound Builders and Sympathetic Magic together offers a renewed insight into the work of this major American playwright.
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