IN BLOOM

-Winner of Risk Theatre Modern Tragedy Prize

-Developed with new york theatre workshop at dartmouth, ken davenport theatrical, Araca Group & Manhattan Theatre Club

-Laurents / Hatcher Award Finalist

-Princess Grace Award Runner-Up

-Winner of the Kennedy Center ACTF Paula Vogel Prize  

-Austin Critics’ Table Nomination for Best New Play

-Mario Fratti / Fred Newman Political Play Finalist

In 2006, Aaron, an American documentary filmmaker, goes to Afghanistan to shoot a film about the sudden rise of the opium trade post-Taliban. During the shoot, Aaron encounters bacha bazi (literally translated boy play) – a subculture practice where young boys dress in women’s clothing and dance for wealthy warlords at parties. Afterwards, the boys are prostituted to the highest bidder. When Aaron meets Hafiz, one of the abused boys, his intentions in Afghanistan become personal. IN BLOOM is a dangerous allegory that examines the consequences of telling someone else’s story.

Cast size: 7+ men / 1 woman. Run time: 1 hour, 30 minutes w/o intermission.