Stage Director

When Golnar, a punkish Iranian-American millennial, returns home to her mother, Nasrin, for the anniversary of her father’s passing, she walks into hoards of family memorabilia that her grandmother, Mamani, has moved in with her. Golnar tries to get “the dames” to get rid of some stuff, but Nasrin resists. While getting ready for the anniversary gathering, Golnar searches for her lost box of medicinal ’shrooms. As the evening intensifies within the cramped space, Golnar comes to find out the dames are trying to set her up with a family friend, Arash. Who survives the night? What’s inside the tea that everyone’s drinking? This play is about generational differences, grief, control, and learning to let go of it. But more than anything, it is a love story to our immigrant mothers.

This production is part of Play in Process, returning for its second year, and offering a glimpse into the workings of what goes into the creation of plays – catching them in their early stages, when possibilities and challenges are discussed. Every performance of this one-day festival of plays-in-workshop will be accompanied by a talkback, with lively discussion encouraged.

Michelle Joyner

Stage Director

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Jul 16, 2023

Plays in Process: Three Tall Persian Women · Shakespeare & Company

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