PARADISE by Laura Maria Censabella; directed by Virginia Reed

PARADISE

by Laura Maria Censabella; directed by Virginia Reed;
starring Tooba Imran and Lucas Eli

April 27 thru May 28, 2023

A SPECIAL POST-SHOW DISCUSSION FOLLOWS THE PERFORMANCE ON FRIDAY, MAY 12. All patrons are welcome to attend.

A play about the science of love and a young student’s love of science

Yasmeen Al-Hamadi is a Muslim, Yemeni-American senior at a struggling inner-city Bronx high school. Dr. Guy Royston is her disaffected science teacher, a former southern Evangelical with a mysterious past. An unlikely research team, together they embark on a neurological study, leading to conflicts of opinion over love, faith and culture.

This play is so rich in terms of science, culture and the true meaning of education. The relationship between student and professor transcends all categories we initially place them in.

UPCOMING 2023 PERFORMANCES & EVENTS