The Who and the What at Round House Theatre

The Who and the What

Round House Theatre
4545 East-West Highway Bethesda

Brilliant Pakistani-American writer Zarina is focused on finishing her novel about women and Islam when she meets Eli, a young convert who bridges the gulf between her modern life and her traditional heritage. But when her conservative father and sister discover her controversial manuscript, they are all forced to confront the beliefs that define them. From Ayad Akhtar, the Pulitzer Prize-winning writer of Disgraced, comes a thrillingly fierce and funny new play about identity, religion and the contradictions that make us who we are.

Thru - Jun 19, 2016

Tuesdays: 07:30pm

Wednesdays: 07:30pm

Thursdays: 07:30pm

Fridays: 8:00pm

Saturdays: 2:00pm & 8:00pm

Sundays: 2:00pm

Price: $30 - $50

Box Office: 240-644-1100

Running Time: 2hrs; one intermisssion

www.roundhousetheatre.org/performances/the-who-the-what/

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The Who and the What Reviews

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Talkin Broadway - Recommended

"...Director Eleanor Holdridge and a strong four-person ensemble ably bring to life a story that, through its depiction of a Muslim family in the U.S., also deals with universal topics such as the conflicts between parents and children and between tradition and new ideas."

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- Susan Berlin

MD Theatre Guide - Recommended

"...If you're looking for easy answers, they are admirably scarce in The Who & The What. There is no easy way out and we are left to reflect on our own sense of the moral and human dimensions as the characters' conflicts remain ultimately unresolved, their actions frequently ambivalent. This is a production that will stay with you long beyond the final blackout, and offers a compelling insight into "what we think we know" and how "real" or not, that might be. It is fascinating and engaging theatre."

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- Chris Williams

DCTheatreScene - Highly Recommended

"...The cast is up to the material, especially Yadav and Mirrcandani, playing the father and elder daughter, whose generational and philosophical conflict drives the heart of the drama. It all takes place on Luciana Stecconi’s impressive double-revolve set, the smooth swirling of which Holdridge has clearly fallen in love with and luxuriates in."

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- Lorraine Treanor

BroadwayWorld - Recommended

"...As always Round House's production elements - namely Matthew M. Nielson's fitting and intricate sound design and compositions, and Luciana Stecconi's Islamic art-inspired rotating set - are first-rate, and enhance the production."

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- Jennifer Perry

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