EARWORM: WORKS ITS WAY IN

EARWORM: WORKS ITS WAY IN

Playwright Mohammad Yaghoubi’s Earworm is such an intriguing combination of elements. They didn’t all work for me, but they sure as hell kept me engaged. The central relationship is between an Iranian-Canadian podcaster named Homa and her adult son Pendar, who lives...
Dil Ka Is “Of the Heart” But It Needs More Polish

Dil Ka Is “Of the Heart” But It Needs More Polish

Young playwrights often need — and deserve — more help than they get. In playwright Lee Nisar’s Dil Ka, a 26-year-old Pakistani-Canadian woman named Zahra is preparing biryani for a proposal meeting, which means that she’s about to feed a potential groom and his...