1002 Nights is a World Premiere of Izad Etemadi's play commissioned by Story Theatre.
Touring Performance
1002 Nights
An update to the seminal 1001 Nights featuring pop music, puppetry, and poems by Rumi.
Scheherazade and Dunyazad live with (and in! and through!) stories. When their sleep is disturbed by a Poet's nocturnal lament, they go forth into the unknown with nothing but each other and their stories. With poetry, songs, storytelling and some good jokes, the adventure leads them to the source of the heartbroken sobs that wracks the Kingdom nightly. They are the wails of a young Prince, conflicted by duty, looking for the freedom to be themselves. Do Scheherazade's stories have the power to save them?
1002 Nights is a brand new Canadian play written by Iranian-Canadian playwright Izad Etemadi with designs by Sophie Fuldauer and original music by Roya Yazdanmehr & Farhad Khosravi.The upbeat production showcases stories from the seminal collection 1,001 Nights and also features pop music, puppetry and poems by Rumi.
Actors Bita Joudaki and Lara Hamburg
Film Shoot for SchehereVlogz with Creative Team Bita, Izad, and Lara.
Tours to Elementary Schools + Theatres
1002 Nights is touring to schools and libraries across BC in 2023!
We’re back on the road and ready to bring this play to your community! Don’t miss the magic of Izad Etemadi’s original, high-energy adventure play based on the seminal Arabian Nights story collection. Help support the return of live theatre by booking your school’s performance today!
Every booking receives:
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Engaging 50 min show best for grades K-7
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Comprehensive high-quality Teacher’s Guide with pre-show and post-show activities
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Q&A with the actors
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Access to our SchehereVlogz web series FREE
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Same day classroom residencies are also available upon request for an additional fee
Questions? Story Theatre’s Education Manager Monica (she/they) will be happy to help you book this show for presentations in your community. Reach out to monica@storytheatre.ca
About Izad
Izad Etemadi is an Iranian-Canadian actor and writer based out of Toronto. He was a resident of the 2021/2022 CBC Actor’s Conservatory at the Canadian Film Centre and the recipient of the 2017 Emerging Queer Artist award from Buddies in Bad Times Theatre. Recent on-screen acting credits include Ghosts (CBS), Handmaid’s Tale (Hulu), Star Trek: Strange New Worlds (Paramount+), Overlord and the Underwoods (CBC/Nickelodeon) and Revenge of the Black Best Friend (CBC). He originated the role of Samuel in the new Canadian musical Grow (from the producers of Come From Away) at the Grand Theatre and returned this winter to play the titular role in Elf the Musical. As a screenwriter, he is working on shows in development and production with Shaftesbury Kids, Family Channel, and OUTtv. His solo comedy shows have toured across North America and his newest project Izad Etemadi: Call Me By My Stage Name is being developed in residency with Green Light Arts. Izad’s work uses comedy to explore issues of queer identity, immigration, body image, and the terrors of being a millennial.
Cast & Crew
WRITTEN AND DIRECTED by: Izad Etemadi
CAST: Lara Hamburg, Joylyn Secunda, and Andrea Lemus
COMPOSERS: Roya Yazdanmehr & Farhad Khosravi
SET AND COSTUME DESIGN: Sophie Fuldauer
STAGE MANAGEMENT: Kathryn Boyd
EDUCATION GUIDE: Monica Ogden
Credits
1002 Nights has been made possible with the generous support of the CRD Arts Development Committee and The Province of British Columbia.
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