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Through the Elevated Line
Saturday, April 7, 2018 at 4:00PM

Silk Road Rising @ The Historic Chicago Temple Building
77 W Washington St
Pierce Hall
Chicago, IL 60602

The performance is approximately 2 hours and 15 minutes with one intermission.

Through the Elevated Line - The World Premiere (March 8 to April 15, 2018) Written by Novid Parsi Directed by Carin Silkaitis Having fled Iran after being imprisoned for being a gay man, a damaged Razi arrives at his sister’s Chicago doorstep only to disrupt the life she and her American husband have built together. As the Chicago Cubs vye to make history, new rivalries brew in the Uptown walkup Razi yearns to call home. With echoes of A Streetcar Named Desire, Novid Parsi’s world premiere drama probes the boundaries between family, loss, prejudice, and desire.