NASSIM

I keep getting emails from Barrow Street Theatricals about this show. Was curious about if so headed over here only to find that my search for it on the message board yielded no results. Who has seen it? Thoughts?

i also understand it will vary night by night depending on who the invited actor is.

Updated On: 3/15/19 at 10:11 PM

I saw Tatiana Maslany as the guest actor and enjoyed it very much. I think it's true that it varies quite a bit depending on who the guest actor is that night. Tatiana was clearly moved (she cried more than once during the show), and I felt that her emotional connection to the material and to Soleimanpour helped draw the audience into it as well. Some parts worked better than others (I wasn't crazy about most of the audience participation segments), but overall I thought it was a lovely, moving play. I do think the guest actor you see plays a big role in your enjoyment, though, so I recommend looking at the calendar in advance. (I chose to see someone I'm a huge fan of, and I realize that impacted my reaction.)

If you saw last year's White Rabbit, Red Rabbit, it's a similar concept. I saw both and Nassim felt like (slight theme spoiler here)

Given the premise, I didn't enjoy it as much a WRRR as I felt it didn't give the featured actor as much freedom to make it their own. It's a solid B and go if the featured actress/actor is someone you really like.

I saw this with Maria Dizzia. It was a moving evening.

They release the actor schedule a week or two beforehand. I say pick somebody whose work you admire and go see it. Really worth the time.