12 Peers Presents WHITE RABBI RED RABBIT by Nassim Soleimanpour This April

12 Peers Theater will present White Rabbit Red Rabbit by Nassim Soleimanpour, coming from successful runs at the Edinburgh and Philadelphia Fringe Festivals, as well as a continuing New York City run being performed Monday nights at West Side Theatre. The experimental solo performance features a new actor every night and runs April 7-24, 2016 at Pittsburgh Playwrights Theater in Downtown Pittsburgh. The rotating cast will feature Matt Henderson, Richard Keitel, Christopher Josephs, Julia Geisler, Wayne Brinda, Ingrid Sonnichsen, Hayley Nielsen, John Feightner, David Crawford, Nick Mitchell, Shaun Hall, Todd Betker, Alan Stanford, Brian Edward, Jeffrey Carpenter, Diana Ifft, and Richard Rauh.

Imagine being 29 years old and unable to leave your country. Iranian Nassim Soleimanpour is a conscientious objector who refused to take part in military service, mandatory for all Iranian men. Soleimanpour turned his isolation to his advantage with a wild, utterly original play, an absurdist adventure that blends comedy and drama. In White Rabbit Red Rabbit, he distills the experience of an entire generation born amid the hardship of the Iran-Iraq war-computer-literate, well-informed young people who have never known an Iran other than the Islamic Republic. With no director, no set, and a different guest performer each night, this play is performed by distinct local actors reading a script they see for the first time as they step onstage in front of a live audience. Using a menagerie of allegorical animals, the play is "not about Iran," but grapples with the social phenomena of power, obedience, and manipulation. Will you participate? Will you be manipulated? Will you listen? Will you really listen?

12 Peers Theater was founded in 2011. Taking the name from the Twelve Peers of Charlemagne, its mission is to explore contemporary plays both digitally and through live performance that contribute to, and reveal a new global myth. 12 Peers Theater is committed to bringing new, innovative, and challenging plays to the Greater Pittsburgh Area. To celebrate their fifth season, 12 Peers Theater is offering Name Your Own Pricing for all performances in their 2016 season. White Rabbit Red Rabbit performs April 7-24, 2016. All shows at Pittsburgh Playwrights Theatre, 937 Liberty Ave, 3rd Floor, Pittsburgh, PA 15222. Thurs - Sun., 8 p.m.; Sat April 9, 16, 2p.m.; Sun April 10, 17, 2.p.m; Industry Night, Monday April 11; All Tickets Name Your Own Price; Tickets & Info: 12peerstheater.org

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