Adrenaline

Adrenaline

2023-07-18 20:00 2023-07-23 22:00 60 Canada/Eastern 🎟 NAC: Adrenaline

https://nac-cna.ca/en/event/34188

In-person event

The play is performed in Arabic with English surtitles. Written & Performed by Ahmad Meree
Directed by Majdi Bou-Matar
Mada theatre production 
  In his play Adrenaline, award-winning playwright Ahmad  Meree examines the effects of war and the refugee experience. We follow the story of Jaber, a refugee getting ready to celebrate his first New Year's Eve in Canada after leaving his war-torn home in Syria. Using objects he has around the house, Jaber...

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Fourth Stage,1 Elgin Street,Ottawa,Canada
July 18 - 23, 2023
Adrenaline
Theatre Summer events
  • In-person event
  • English

The play is performed in Arabic with English surtitles.

Written & Performed by Ahmad Meree
Directed by Majdi Bou-Matar
Mada theatre production 

 

In his play Adrenaline, award-winning playwright Ahmad  Meree examines the effects of war and the refugee experience. We follow the story of Jaber, a refugee getting ready to celebrate his first New Year's Eve in Canada after leaving his war-torn home in Syria. Using objects he has around the house, Jaber unpacks memories of war and tries to understand the price he has had to pay for his safety in Canada.

Ahmad Meree is a Syrian Canadian actor, playwright, and producer. A graduate of the Higher Institute of Theatre Arts in Cairo. Winner of an emerging artist award at Arts Awards Waterloo Region (2019) and the Best Actor Award at the Central Theatre Festival in Syria (2008), he has written four plays including I Don’t Know (2021), Suitcase (2019) and Adrenaline (2017). Adrenaline was nominated for a Dora Award for Outstanding Touring Production in 2020. 

This show is dedicated to the soul of Majdi Bou-Matar.

Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat Sun
Jul 17
Jul 18
  • 8:00pm
Jul 19
  • 4:00pm
Jul 20
  • 8:00pm
Jul 21
  • 8:00pm
Jul 22
  • 8:00pm
Jul 23
  • 4:00pm
Adrenaline