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A person plays with dolls in a doll house.

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BL_NK 

March 17 - 29, 2026

by Nassim Soleimanpour

For years, Iranian playwright Nassim Soleimanpour was unable to leave his country. So he developed a stagecraft that allowed his plays to travel without him.

Each night a new performer will walk on stage and open a script they’ve never seen before – a script riddled with blanks. In a joint effort between audience and performer, the gaps in the script are filled in to reveal a story that celebrates the human imagination. This collaboration transforms the script into a story machine to share the life of the playwright, the performer, and an audience member who sees their future determined by the imagination of others.

A heart-warming tour de force. A community experiment in tenderness.

 

This joint effort between audience and performer celebrates the human imagination. It provides an intimate opportunity to look into the interior lives of our friends and neighbours, and collectively imagine their future. Every show will be unique.

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Showtimes

Tuesday-Friday 7:30pm
Saturday: 2:00pm & 7:30pm
Sunday: 2:00pm

Responding to audience feedback, we’ve changed our evening showtimes to 7:30pm. Matinees are still at 2:00pm.

Accessible Performances

For information on accessible performances, see the calendar below.

For more information about accessibility at GCTC, click here.


Calendar

Performance Dates: March 17 - 29, 2026

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