DISGRACED Extends Run at Toronto's Panasonic Theatre

One of the most-produced new dramas across the U.S. and in Europe is now the latest hit in Toronto. DISGRACED by Ayad Akhtar is being extended at the Panasonic Theatre until April 24. Since performances began on April 3, the play has played to packed houses and received standing ovations.

Premiered in 2012 and awarded the Pulitzer for Drama in 2013, DISGRACED is the story of an ambitious young lawyer who seemingly has everything going for him until one day he is forced to confront his cultural and religious background, which he has partly denied and partly ignored.

The story's characters - progressive, successful, affluent people who believe they are beyond being defined by the colour of their skin or their ancestors' religions and nationalities - suddenly find themselves having to ask if they are in fact products of their heritages. In their rush to join a society that pretends race and heritage don't matter, have they created deeper tensions and prejudices? Does tribalism still control our modern society and is this something we are afraid to admit?

Set in the present-day world of racial and religious fanaticism, DISGRACED asks these difficult but fundamental questions in a dynamic story that is both acutely personal and broadly representative of the tensions that are tearing our world apart.

DISGRACED stars Raoul Bhaneja, Karen Glave, Ali Momen, Michael Rubenfeld and Birgitte Solem. It is directed by Robert Ross Parker and has sets and costumes by Sue Le Page, lighting by Rebecca Picherack and sound by John Gzowski.

DISGRACED is presented by David Mirvish and produced by Hope and Hell Theatre Company.

After every performance of DISGRACED at the Panasonic, there is a Q&A session between the audience and cast.