Five women are eternally bound to fill in and empty out water pitchers from the phallic shaped water fountain at the old city center of Prizren, Kosova, unaware of each other’s presence. As they start to hear each other’s voices and stories, they start to also question the meaning of their embodied acts. This feminist play tries to discuss the embodied acts of womanhood and how a collective feminist acting and embracing of the others can provide platforms to fight the patriarchal oppression and challenge the normative roles of women within the society.
“Queen of Spades, Jack of Diamonds” was presented and open for review at Die Neue Schtucke Aus Europa (New Plays from Europe), in Wiesbaden, Germany, during the playwriting workshop lead by renowned British playwright, Mark Ravenhill.