Modern Times at SummerWorks Theatre Festival

"I hold that the world is sick of armed rebellions." - Mahatma Gandhi

Modern Times Stage Company presents the English-language premiere of:
Interrogation
by Mohammad Rahmanian

A chair. A shaft of light. A voice.
Two youth are questioned after their participation in a violent ideological revolution. Their stories tell a timeless truth: nothing enduring can be built on violence.

translated and adapted by Soheil Parsa and Peter Farbridge
directed by Soheil Parsa
sound design by Thomas Ryder Payne

Featuring Leanna Brodie, Michelle Latimer, Ali Momen, Earl Pastko
Stage Manager Brenda Kamino


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Theatre Passe Muraille Mainspace - 16 Ryerson Ave (Queen & Bathurst, Toronto)
August 5 - 1:30 pm, August 7 - 7:30 pm, August 8 - 9:00 pm,
August 10 - 10:30 pm, August 11 - 4:30 pm, ugust 12 - 6:00 pm

No latecomers will be admitted once the show has started.
Tickets $10 at the door, $12 in advance (416-973-4000)

Part of the SummerWorks Theatre Festival


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Modern Times Stage Company presents Interrogation, by internationally acclaimed Iranian playwright, Mohammad Rahmanian. This English premiere directed by Soheil Parsa promises to be one of the most timely and incisive performances of the Festival.

Two youth, Naeem (Ali Momen) and Safiya (Michelle Latimer) are being questioned after their participation in a violent revolution. Unable to stop their acts of violence once the war is won, they have continued to commit crimes, this time against those closest to them.

Interrogation is set in Algeria, 1962, yet the historical context is irrelevant. In Naeem and Safiya, we see the complexity of young people in countries around the world who have sacrificed youth and passion for ideology. Their stories tell a timeless truth: nothing enduring can be built on violence.

Translated and adapted by Soheil Parsa and Peter Fabridge, with a supporting cast of Earl Pastko and Leanna Brodie, and sound by Thomas Ryder Payne.

Modern Times is an artistic collaborative dedicated to creating culturally inclusive, alternative theatre experiences. Creators of the 2002 SummerWorks hit: Stories from the Rains of Love and Death.