Disclaimer (for ZOOM)
Written by Tara Ahmadinejad
Created by Piehole
Co-directed by Tara Ahmadinejad and Jeff Wood
January 7 - January 17, 2020
Presented by the The Public Theater as part of the Under the Radar Festival
On the internet via ZOOM!
Created by Piehole
Co-directed by Tara Ahmadinejad and Jeff Wood
January 7 - January 17, 2020
Presented by the The Public Theater as part of the Under the Radar Festival
On the internet via ZOOM!
Disclaimer: This LIVE in-Zoom event contains propaganda, vague promises of Persian food, minimally invasive audience participation, and (gasp) MURDER.
Chef Nargis invites you to her virtual cooking class, and if you both do your jobs just right, you'll have more to look forward to than an aromatic dinner. Help prevent a perpetually impending war from the safety of your home! Disclaimer examines identity and fear, the stakes of cultural (mis)representation, the quest for togetherness, and the seductiveness of a classic whodunnit.
Chef Nargis invites you to her virtual cooking class, and if you both do your jobs just right, you'll have more to look forward to than an aromatic dinner. Help prevent a perpetually impending war from the safety of your home! Disclaimer examines identity and fear, the stakes of cultural (mis)representation, the quest for togetherness, and the seductiveness of a classic whodunnit.
Photos by Ben Smith
PRODUCTION DETAILS FOR ATTENDEES
Audience Member Onscreen Participation/Recording Notice.
This is a LIVE, cameras on, in-Zoom event. You will be visible to other guests. Closer to the show-date, you'll receive an email with a link to the Zoom room, and more details including an ingredients list for the (beginner) cooking class.To set yourself up for the best experience:
This is a LIVE, cameras on, in-Zoom event. You will be visible to other guests. Closer to the show-date, you'll receive an email with a link to the Zoom room, and more details including an ingredients list for the (beginner) cooking class.To set yourself up for the best experience:
- Make sure your internet connection is reliable
- Log in with a computer rather than a phone or tablet
- Update your Zoom to the latest version
- Close other browser tabs before logging on
- Bring your own snacks
- If you haven't received a Zoom link by 48 hours before the performance, please contact the Public's box office info@publictheater.org
FOR ATTENDEES COOKING ALONG
Chef Nargis will be leading you through the preparation of Sabzi Polo, a traditional Persian herbed rice. She has provided the following supply list, in consultation with her mother, for those wishing to take part in the cooking element of this live experience:
Ingredients:
White Basmati rice (1 istikan per person -- about 1/4 cup per person? Could be more)
water
butter
oil
fresh garlic
fresh herbs: cilantro, parsley, chives, and dill (~1 bunch each?)
salt
Special Ingredients (better if you have, okay if you don't):
fenugreek (dried leaves)
ground saffron
Supplies:
large bowl, colander, large heavy-bottom non-stick pot, knife, spatula
White Basmati rice (1 istikan per person -- about 1/4 cup per person? Could be more)
water
butter
oil
fresh garlic
fresh herbs: cilantro, parsley, chives, and dill (~1 bunch each?)
salt
Special Ingredients (better if you have, okay if you don't):
fenugreek (dried leaves)
ground saffron
Supplies:
large bowl, colander, large heavy-bottom non-stick pot, knife, spatula
CREDITS
Hosted by Tara Ahmadinejad with Hassan Nazari-Robati Co-Directors Tara Ahmadinejad and Jeff Wood Lighting Design Reza Behjat Production Design Alexandra Panzer Sound Designer Ben Vigus Video Design Stefania Bulbarella Video Associate/Programmer Alessandra Cronin Video Editor Jeff Wood Line Producer Ryan Gedrich Dramaturg Heidi Davis Collaborating Artist Layla Khoshnoudi Production Stage Manager Eli Schleicher Production Manager Violet Asmara Tafari Marketing Liaison Bailey Williams
SUPPORT
In addition to support from The Public, Disclaimer has received support from: The NYC Women’s Fund for Media, Music and Theatre by the City of New York Mayor’s Office of Media and Entertainment in association with The New York Foundation for the Arts. Disclaimer has also received funding from the Foundation for Contemporary Art and the NYSCA-A.R.T./New York Creative Opportunity Fund, the Puffin Foundation, and the Foundation for Contemporary Arts. It has also received development space from Lower Manhattan Cultural Council, New York Theatre Workshop, and Clubbed Thumb. Disclaimer was workshopped at the inaugural Emruz Festival in Spring 2019.
