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The Life You Gave Me by Novid Parsi at Boise Contemporary Theater

Dates: 4/23/2025 - 5/10/2025

Theatre:

Boise Contemporary Theater


854 Fulton St
Boise,ID 83702

Phone: 2083319224

Tickets: $15.00 - $45.00


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WORLD PREMIERE

The Life You Gave Me

by Novid Parsi

Directed by Hamid Dehghani

2023 BIPOC Playwrights Festival Selection

A son tries to save his mother. She has other ideas. So do two mysterious strangers who watch the play—and ask the son to tell the story again and again until he gets it right, whatever right might be. With each iteration, tensions escalate between the son and the strangers. Meanwhile, the mother refuses to stay within her son’s narrative box. In The Life You Gave Me, two theatrical worlds overlap and collide. In the intimate domestic setting, a son struggles for years to extricate his mother from a violent marriage. And in the abstract meta realm, a nonwhite writer navigates cultural and professional expectations of the stories he tells.

Cast:
Aidan Bristow
Pantea Ommi
Jimmy Kieffer
Sophie Zmorrod

Production and Design Team:
Director – Hamid Dehghani
Stage Manager – Elena Maddy
Technical Director – Nicholas Jules Hewitt
Scenic Designer – Omid Akbari
Lighting Designer – Maximo Grano De Oro
Sound Designer – Luke Santy
Costume Designer – Chanté Thornton Hamann
Assistant Stage Manager – Sophia Ventresco
Master Electrician – Paul Miller
Master Electrician – Kendyl Johnson
Props – Lily Kennedy
Sound Engineer – Ashlyn Clark
Scenic Charge – Amandalynn Lovewell


Ages: Many of our plays include strong language and mature themes and are best suited for mature audiences, but sensitivities vary from person to person.



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