SHOW TIMES
THURSDAY July 11 at 7:47 PM
FRIDAY July 12 at 7:47 PM
SATURDAY July 13 at 7:47 PM
SUNDAY July 14 at 4:04 PM
SUNDAY DEBRIEF* July 14 at 6:04 PM
Peggy Dow Performance Center
Producer & Stage Manager Claire Brown
Executive Producer Lauren Brown
CONTENT ADVSORY**
No rehearsals. No director. No set.
This one-person show is written to be handed to its performer on the night of their performance, in front of a live audience. Called “playful, enigmatic and haunting”, “a tense, entracing piece of theatre” and “unpredictable, and completely unforgettable”, White Rabbit Red Rabbit experiments with new ways of making and understanding theatre.
“I was born on Azar 19th, 1360 in Tehran. That’s Tehran, December 10th, 1981 in Christian years…”
Barred from leaving his country after refusing military service under Iran’s brutal dictatorship, playwright Nassim Soleimanpour sent a play out into the world instead. White Rabbit Red Rabbit is a thrilling, experimental allegory about contemporary Iran and Nassim’s generation: one of computer-literate, well-informed young people who have never known an Iran other than the Islamic Republic.
This is one of the most toured plays in the contemporary history of theatre. Since its joint premiere in 2011 in Edinburgh and Summerworks festival White Rabbit Red Rabbit has been translated into more than 30 different languages and been performed over 3000 times by some of the biggest names in theatre and film including actors John Hurt, Whoopi Goldberg, Nathan Lane, Stephen Rea, Sinead Cusack, Marcus Brigstocke, Dominic West and film director Ken Loach.
CAST
THURSDAY July 11 Annette Dufty
FRIDAY July 12 Miah Baker
SATURDAY July 13 Kelly Borwick
SUNDAY July 14 Bob Borwick
*The Sunday debrief is an opportunity for any ACT - White Rabbit Red Rabbit ticket holder to return and engage in conversation with the production team about questions raised by this performance—from sensitive issues brought up, to the unconventional nature of this performance—and enter into dialogue about the power of theatre.
**CONTENT ADVISORY: This show is not for children.
We understand that certain types of content could trigger past traumatic experiences for some viewers.
Please be aware that this production contains scenes discussing suicide and it also contains strong adult language.
White Rabbit Red Rabbit was originally produced by Volcano Theatre in association with Necessary Angel and Wolfgang Hoffman. Dramaturgy by Daniel Brooks and Ross Manson.