"'The Door of No Return' is what they call it, yet I am here." --The Knot.

It has been said that we all come from Africa. But can we ever return to our place of origin? How might you experience the land, the people, and your history by trying? In this multimedia piece, we confront death, rebirth, and memory, and consider their relationship to the process of coming home and moving forth. The Knot follows the journeys -- physical, emotional, and spiritual -- of one African American woman as she returns to Ghana seeking knowledge and connection. Time bends, and returns repeat as she encounters spirit guides, tour guides, and celestial guides along her way.

The Knot features original video design by Chad Bonaker (T.S. Eliot's The Waste Land Project), choreography by Katharine Hawthorne (Stanford Summer Theater's The Wanderings of Odysseus), lighting design by Michael Rooney (RENT, The Body & What It Carries), costumes by Drama's costume design instructor, Connie Strayer, and original soundscape by Ph.D student Michael St. Clair (T.S. Eliot's The Waste Land Project).

This production is generously sponsored in part by the Stanford Institute for Creativity in the Arts (SiCa).