A Patch of Earth is a play about the slaughter of the Muslim population in the former Yugoslavia. Drazen Erdemovic, a 24-year-old kid with a hip haircut and bad acne scars, fought for three different armies during the Bosnian war. He never killed anyone until the day he and his mates were sent to a cornfield near Srebrenica. He’s haunted by the ghosts of those he killed and tries to free himself by telling his story to the International Criminal Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia.

To prepare for this production, Tanner led the actors in a deep study of the history of this conflict. The play included a Second Act Discussion with the audience and the play’s author, Kitty Felde.