A Flying Start Play
Produced in association with the Firehall Arts Centre and Vancouver Asian Canadian Theatre
THE WRONG BASHIR
By Zahida Rahemtulla
Bashir Ladha—wayward philosophy major leaning towards nihilism—has been selected to assume an important religious position, and his parents have dutifully accepted on his behalf. Family conflict ensues over Bashir’s reaction to his appointment. As the doorbell rings and several unexpected visitors turn up at the Ladha door, there is a sneaking suspicion that a mistake has been made, and the family is taken on a comedic intergenerational ride that forces them to grapple with long-avoided questions of identity and family.
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Image graphic design by Emily Cooper. Photography and video by Pedro Augusto Meza.
DATES
March 2 - March 12, 2023
WHERE
Firehall Arts Centre, 280 East Cordova St
SHOWTIMES: March 2 - March 12, 2023
Thurs, March 2 @7:30PM (Preview)
Fri, March 3 @7:30PM (Opening Night)
Sat, March 4 @3PM & 7:3oPM
Sun, March 5 @3PM
Tues, March 7 @7:30PM – PWYC & Artist Talkback
Wed, March 8 @1PM Pay What You Can and 7:30PM
Thurs, March 9 @7:30PM
Fri, March 10 @7:30PM
Sat, March 11 @3PM & 7:30PM
Sun, March 12 @3PM
CAST & CREATIVE TEAM
Director
Daniela Atiencia
Featuring
Aman Mann
Seth Ranaweera
Neha Devi Singh
Sabrina Vellani
Parm Soor
Salim Rahemtulla
Shera Haji
Hussein Janmohamed
Leena Manro
Set Designer
Kimira Reddy
Lighting Designer
Jonathan Kim
Sound Designer
Mishelle Cuttler
Costume Designer
Alaia Hamer
Props
Marnie Hiebert
Stage Manager
Geoffrey Jones
Assistant Stage Manager
Rachel Brew
TD/Production Manager
Alistair Wallace
Aman Mann
Bashir Ladha
Seth Ranaweera
Sultan Ladha
Neha Devi Singh
Najma Ladha
Sabrina Vellani
Nafisa Ladha
Salim Rahemtulla
Nana/Dawood
Parm Soor
Mansour
Shera Haji
Nani/Farida
Leena Manro
Gulzar
Hussein Janmohamed
Al-Nashir
ABOUT ZAHIDA RAHEMTULLA
Zahida is a playwright and short story writer whose first two plays, The Wrong Bashir, and The Frontliners, will premiere on stage in 2023. The Frontliners received the Playwrights Guild of Canada RBC Emerging Playwright Award, Theatre BC’s Play of Special Merit Award, and was runner-up for the national Voaden Literary Prize. The Wrong Bashir is being developed for the stage by Touchstone Theatre. Her stories have been shortlisted for the Alice Munro Award and long-listed for the CBC short story prize. Zahida worked for several years in BC’s immigrant and refugee non-profit sector in the areas of housing, employment, and literacy. She studied Literature and Arab Crossroads Studies at NYU Abu Dhabi.
MATCHING CAMPAIGN
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Donor Bonnie Mah has generously offered to match donations up to $5000 for the production. Click on the button below to contribute to the matching campaign. A tax receipt will be sent to you.
DONORS
Aadam Tejpar and Gabrielle Trahan, Harry and Lin Chin Foundation, Bev Nann, Shairoz Velji, Bashir & Yasmin Mohamed, Sabrina Vellani, Yasmin Merali, Shehin, Husein, Mukhtar, & Nazir Rahemtulla, Patricia Roy, Roshan Jaffer, Shamim Shivji, Shahira Tejpar, Aziz Jetha, Phiroza Lakhdir, Yasmin Kassam, Ishan Sandhu, Binary Stream Software, Daisy & Lak Chahal, Shweta Sami, Susan Entwistle, Iqbal Jehha, Riaz and Valerie Bandali, Nimet Kanji, and Sakar Ladha.
