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Aasif Mandvi's Sakina's Restaurant Extends at Minetta Lane Theatre

The Obie Award-winning solo show will also be recorded by Audible.

Aasif Mandvi will revive his Obie Award-winning solo show Sakina's Restaurant at the Minetta Lane Theatre.
Aasif Mandvi will revive his Obie Award-winning solo show Sakina's Restaurant at the Minetta Lane Theatre.
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Audible has announced that Aasif Mandvi's solo show Sakina's Restaurant will run for an additional week of performances at the Minetta Lane Theatre. It will now run through Sunday, November 11. Performances being on Friday, October 5, ahead of an opening night on Sunday, October 14.

Kimberly Senior directs the show that follows an Indian immigrant who comes to New York to work at a restaurant and live the American dream. Mandvi brings his acclaimed performance back to the New York stage 20 years after its Obie Award-winning debut. It will also be recorded as an Audible Original production.

The creative team includes Wilson Chin (scenic design), Jen Caprio (costume design), Mary Louise Geiger (lighting design), and Jill B.C. Du Boff (sound design).