“White Rabbit Red Rabbit”.  By Nassim Soleimanpour.  Presented by The Umbrella Stage Company, 40 Stow Street, Concord, through November 11.

By Michele Markarian

Born at the tail end of 1981 in the Islamic Republic of Iran, playwright Nassim Soleimanpour refused to participate in mandatory military service that, upon completion, would allow him to travel outside of Iran. In his isolation, he wrote “White Rabbit Red Rabbit,” a play that has been translated into more than thirty languages and performed all over the world. Part theater, part thought experiment (think Schrodinger’s cat), “White Rabbit Red Rabbit” is a lighthearted but pointed entry into a country the playwright cannot leave.

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