Coleen MacPherson in Searching For Aimai | Photo by Seanna Kennedy Photography
To simply look at Coleen Shirin MacPherson, a pale complexion and bright blue eyes, the Irish side of her heritage wouldn’t be surprising, but you’d likely never suspect her mother is Parsi—an Indian lineage that can be traced back to Persia. The sense of displacement, of a vital part of her identity hidden from view and unacknowledged, and the subsequent grasping for roots, informs her very personal solo show, Searching For Aimai, presented by Cahoots Theatre. Continue Reading