Sohrab and Rustum

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Written and performed by Zaraawar Mistry
Created in collaboration with Kathleen Sullivan
Music composed and performed live by Tim O'Keefe and Maryam Yusefzadeh

"10 Best Plays of 2002" --- City Pages
Interview from Asia Society, New York performance in 2003

The story of the warrior Rustum and his son Sohrab is a beloved tale from the Iranian national epic, Ferdowsi's Shahnameh. Zaraawar Mistry's solo work intertwines the ancient legend with a contemporary tragi-comic story of a modern day Zoroastrian family from Bombay. Playing a dozen different characters, and using a handful of objects to evoke multiple settings, Mistry performs a riveting drama of family, war and migration, set to music performed live by Persian music virtuosos Tim O'Keefe and Maryam Yusefzadeh.

Zoroastrians are followers of the prophet Zarathushtra (Greek: Zoroaster), whose religion flourished during the great Iranian empires. Today, there are about 150,000 Zoroastrians around the world.

Past Performances:
Stages Repertory Theater, Houston (2005)
Augsburg College, Minneapolis (2005)
Stony Brook University, New York (2003)
Asia Society, New York, (2003)
Walker Art Center, Minneapolis (2003)
Southern Theater, Minneapolis (2002)
Center for Ind. Artists, Minneapolis (2002)