The Brick presents
Stories Will Not Mend This Broken World
Identity Crisis Theater
at Brick Aux Studio — 628 Metropolitan Ave
October 30 – November 15, 2025
Tickets $25-50
Running time 75 minutes

Playwright Will Johnson
Director Handan Ozbilgin
Stage Manager Iyleen Torres

What is the value of art in a world that’s collapsing?
A group of Istanbul theater artists struggles to regain their footing in the aftermath of the 2023 earthquake that devastated Turkey and Syria. Alternating between gallows humor and grief, Stories Will Not Mend This Broken World explores the impact of large-scale violence on those who witness it from afar—and the unshakable drive to create new worlds through art, even when that work feels futile.