Steave Sidibe, Fadi Dalloul, Aylin (Oyan) Salahshoor & Parsa Hassanzadeh in Far-Flung Peoples | Photo by Taylor Long
Conceptually, Far-Flung Peoples, presented by Minor Punctuations Theatre, has admirably comprehensive intentionality and circumstantial awareness. Though the room in which this scenario unfolds is falling apart, Playwright Aylin (Oyan) Salahshoor has constructed a very sturdy little mediation on displaced people trying to survive in Toronto. I found her playwright’s note in the program beautifully articulate and deeply moving, so it pains me to tell you that I find the play itself stilted by its own ambition. Continue Reading