Strangers
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CURRENTLY CLOSED
Opened Jun 4, 2009
Closed Jun 13, 2009
Opened Jun 4, 2009
Closed Jun 13, 2009
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The Ontological-Hysteric Incubator presents the world premiere of The Shalimar's Strangers, written by Nastaran Ahmadi and directed by Shoshona Currier.
Ella wants to throw a party celebrating the 5-year anniversary of her "green card marriage" to Wes. When unease about the relationship surfaces, the lovers separately seek advice on how to handle their growing anxieties. This sets off a chain reaction that forces their friends -- and even some complete strangers -- to confront their fears about how they choose to live and love in this age of paranoia.
The era of American Film Noir serves as an allegorical backdrop for Wes and Ella's ill-fated love story with periodic appearances from iconic femme fatales and detectives. Inspired by real green card marriages and interviews with expats, Americans and immigration lawyers, Strangers employs live music and video to explore the romance of "another" -- another person to love, another country to call home.
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Nastaran Ahmadi's Strangers, now at the Ontological Theatre, is a curious play, as it attempts to cross romantic comedy with film noir classics from the 1940s and 1950s. While these two genres are perhaps not mutually exclusive, this ultimately disappointing piece does not successfully fuse them. Instead, Strangers often feels like a disconcerting evening in front of the TV where the channels switch between Lifetime and Turner Movie Classics at will.
The play focuses on Ella (Jen Taher) and Stefan (Daniel Popa), who married five years ago so that he could obtain his green card. Ella feels that they are now at a point in their relationship where they can celebrate their union with friends, [...]