our mothers,

the ghost story

5w, 2m

Ali and Farzaneh are half Iranian, and as American as it gets. Mari, their mother, who immigrated after the revolution, hates the Islamic Republic and has raised her children to succeed in white, capitalist America—which doesn't include speaking Farsi, or very many other traditional "Iranian" elements. Instead, Ali and Farz grew up in Miami, much more familiar with Cuban culture than their own, and each has indeed "succeeded" in life thus far. So why does it always feel like some critical part of themselves is missing? When their aloof, mysterious grandmother, Layla, passes away in late 2016, they return to Miami for her funeral... But Layla has some final, ulterior agendas for her estranged daughter and very American grandchildren. Our Mothers, The Ghost Story is a haunting of places and times, a mourning for how global revolutions unmake and remake generations.

Fall 2020, Noor Theatre Highlights Reading Series