The vessel, a prop mounted on a stage in the Jordanian capital, is the centrepiece of a one-act tragicomedy to celebrate life and break what its director calls the "three biggest taboos in Arab society: religion, sex and politics".
It tells of the five-year conflict that has killed more than 270,000 people, forever maimed many others and forced millions to flee their homes, often on perilous trips across the Mediterranean.
They act under their own names, and some drew from personal experiences. Iman, one of the two women, plays a teenager hit by shrapnel in the southern province of Daraa who had a leg amputated -- a role not far from her own real-life trauma of losing her right leg due to shrapnel wounds. Haya, a 25-year-old, created a character who spent 227 days in regime jails where she was raped daily, rendering homage to the many Syrian women who lived such a nightmare.
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In the play, the actors set off across the Mediterranean first to Greece, then Italy, Spain, France, Britain and Germany, with only a map of Europe and a telescope, hoping one of those countries will take them in.
The texts are carefully chosen to mirror life in conflict-plagued Syria, with its slew of armed forces, including the Islamic State (IS) jihadist group, as well as the taboos of Arab society.
"I wanted through this play to pay tribute to those who have died at sea, those forced to flee their country because of the war and the destruction," director Nawar Bulbul said at the Amman premiere.