"It's like a pop-up book," said my friend Peter, about the play we'd just seen--
NASSIM--which is named for its Iranian author,
Nassim Soleimanpour, and has to do with, among other things, the challenges he's faced in getting his work into the world, and the need to overcome the barriers of language and culture that divide us. It was an astute observation:
NASSIM wasn't like anything else I've seen--but it was a bit like a picture book, and I ended up seeing it twice.
The first time, late last year, I thought, my sisters (both educators) would love this. Then in January, my sisters were coming to town for a long weekend, and discount tickets were available, so I seized the opportunity, knowing that the show would be different since the guest actor would be different from the one I'd seen. But there would be Farsi lessons, there would be tomatoes, and there would be audience participation.
My sisters loved the show, and, once again, I did, too.
It's running through April 20 at City Center, and for some performances you can find out who the guest actor will be.
https://www.nycitycenter.org/pdps/2018-2019/nassim/
