a House of Beida and Buddies co-production
I’ve been a bitch as long as I can remember.
The Begging Brown Bitch Plays are about lying, sex, and rebirthing oneself: over and over and over again. Zaiba Baig, Peabody Award-winning co-creator of CBC/Max/Sphere Media’s Sort Of, explores deception, desire, and family fractured by displacement in these two unflinching stories of Brown trans women caught between worlds. Kainchee Lagaa and Jhooti are playing as a double bill with a short intermission between the shows.
Kainchee Lagaa
Taxali Gate, Lahore, now / Etobicoke, Ontario, now
Billo is a sex worker who spends most of her time waiting for men and eating tandoori chicken in bed. She’s saving up to run away with someone special, so tip generously. On the other side of the world, her estranged brother Arsalan is looking for something that feels like home, trying to reach back toward Billo before his survivor’s guilt swallows him whole.
Jhooti
North America, now
Sakeena leaves home for good while her sister is at work. Sakeena is a Bollywood Item Number Girl. Actually, I’m sorry, she’s not. She’s not from here though. But she’s not a liar. She’s finally arrived, and no one has ever believed her, so can you blame her for telling the truth, even when it doesn’t match the facts?
Dates + Times
Preview
April 1 // 7:30PM
Show Run
April 2 – 18
Wed – Fri // 7:30PM
Sat // 2PM + 7:30PM
Special performances
Brown Babes & Baddies Night (South Asian Community Night): Sat, April 4 // 7:30PM
Mask Mandatory Performances: Wed, April 8// 7:30PM + Sat, April 18 // 2PM
Audio-Described Performances: Sat, April 11 //7:30PM + Sat, April 18 //2PM
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