THE RUG DEALER

April 14 – April 18, 2016
All Day

The Pipeline Festival showcases the work of the celebrated WP Lab, a two-year artistic residency for exceptional playwrights, directors, and producers. In its inaugural year, the 2016 Pipeline Festival provides a unique opportunity for audiences and industry to access five new plays at various stages of development, ranging from staged readings to full-length workshop productions. The Festival, true to its name, will serve as a pipeline to funnel talented female artists and their work to the forefront of American theater.

Week 4: April 14-16, 2016

Performance Times: Thursday @ 7p, Friday @ 3 & 8p, and Saturday @ 8p

Location: McGinn/Cazale Theater on the Upper West Side (2162 Broadway at 76th Street)

Tickets: $20/show OR $45 for a Festival pass to all five shows

Get your Festival Pass here!

Playwright RITI SACHDEVA | Director LEE SUNDAY EVANS | Producer RACHEL SUSSMAN

starring

FARAH BALA, SORAYA BROUKHIM, EDWARD HAJJ, and RITA WOLF

Scenic Design SARA C. WALSH | Lighting Design BARBARA SAMUELS & MICHAEL McGEE

Costume Design DEEPSIKHA CHATTERJEE | Sound Design ELISHEBA ITTOOP

When Raba Zacharai suddenly passes away, his daughter Shiraz inherits the prominent Persian rug shop he built in New Haven after leaving Iran in 1979. After diving into a love affair with a dangerously beautiful customer and discovering her mother’s secret longing to return to her homeland after years in exile, Shiraz must negotiate the costly business of carpets, family, duty, and desire.