Pressure
1333 H Street NE Washington
After one shady deal too many, Hassan and Shirin’s brother is waiting in his cell for sentencing. For Shirin, successful and with a university degree, it is the long-overdue consequence of her brother’s lifestyle without any desire on his part to “integrate.” For Hassan and his friends Omar, Murat, and Freddie, it is the arbitrary violence of an unfair system that never gave them a chance. Trying to convert the pressures into political energy, they organize a demonstration against racial profiling when thugs show up and things take an unexpected turn. With fast-paced dialogue, playwright Arad Dabiri raises troubling questions about national identity, family guilt, personal responsibility, and individual freedom.
Presented by ExPats Theatre
Mar 14 - Apr 5, 2026
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