Explore this Show

Overview

Synopsis

Born as one of six sisters in Afghanistan to poor but loving parents, Nasime and her family don’t have it easy. In Afghanistan, only males can be educated and employed, so Nasime is raised from the age of five as a boy. She goes to school, works, helps support her family, and, despite her family’s financial struggles, loves everything about her life. However, when she turns seventeen, her father informs her that he has arranged a match for her. Nasime then has to (re)learn how to be a girl in a traditional environment, confront that fact that her best friend (who thinks she’s a boy) is now her fiance, and figure out who she truly is. *Note: It would be better if this were cast with the correct ethnicities, but it has a history of multi-ethnic casting to play Afghans.

Show Information

Book
Ariel Mitchell
Category
Play
Age Guidance
Youth (Y)/General Audiences (G)
Number of Acts
2
First Produced
2012
Genres
Drama, Comedy
Settings
Contemporary
Time & Place
somewhere in afghanistan, modern day
Cast Size
small
Orchestra Size
None
Dancing
None
Licensor
Samuel French
Ideal For
Mostly Female Cast, Includes Late Teen, Young Adult, Early Teen, Adult Characters, Small Cast

Context

Sorry, we currently do not have content for this section.

Plot

Characters

Name Part Size Gender Vocal Part

Yasir (Yah-s-air)

Lead

Male

Spoken

Laila (Lie-la)

Lead

Female

Spoken

Nasim/Nasime (Nah-seem/Nah-seem-meh)

Lead

Female

Spoken

Zeman (Zeh-mon)

Supporting

Male

Spoken

Hoda (Hoe-dah)

Supporting

Female

Spoken

Azadeh (Az-ah-day)

Supporting

Female

Spoken

Mr. Rafaat (Mr. Rah-fah-aht)

Featured

Male

Spoken

Songs

Sorry, we currently do not have content for this section.

A song with an asterisk (*) before the title indicates a dance number; a character listed in a song with an asterisk (*) by the character's name indicates that the character exclusively serves as a dancer in this song, which is sung by other characters.

Monologues

All monologues are the property and copyright of their owners.. Monologues are presented on StageAgent for educational purposes only. If you would like to give a public performance of this monologue, please obtain authorization from the appropriate licensor.

Scenes

All scenes are the property and copyright of their owners. Scenes are presented on StageAgent for educational purposes only. If you would like to give a public performance of this scene, please obtain authorization from the appropriate licensor.

Key Terms

Sorry! We do not currently have terms for this guide.

Videos

Quizzes

Sorry! We do not currently have quizzes for this guide.

Themes, Symbols & Motifs

Sorry! We do not currently have learning modules for this guide.

Quote Analysis

Sorry! We do not currently have learning modules for this guide.

Guide Written By:

Jenn Chandler

Jenn Chandler