around the world in 80 plays
Laying The Seagull at Soulpepper’s Feet: In Conversation With Daniel Brooks
"I look to the theatre [as] something that actually takes me away from the moment, for a moment. Not escapism — perspective."
In a life already full of fascinating chapters, Soheil Parsa has turned another page. Early this summer, Parsa stepped down as co-artistic director of Modern Times, the theatre company he co-founded three decades ago with Peter Farbridge. The “dream” now for Parsa, as he characterizes it, is to work as a freelance director, liberated from fundraising and administrative responsibilities.
The Third Place: Where We’re Really From
We must pay attention to how western trends of showcasing “diverse” content can inadvertently generalize cultural experiences.