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...
Hurricane Mona: downgraded to tropical storm

Hurricane Mona: downgraded to tropical storm

Just a simple family meal with a frog (Photo by Augusto Meza) I’m grateful to every artist who takes on climate change and there are striking elements in Pippa Mackie’s script. Overall, though, Hurricane Mona is a mostly unfunny comedy and its structure sucks. That...