IZAD ETEMADI: LET ME EXPLAIN
My new solo comedy show merging stand up and theatre together to create an over-the-top emotional journey.
Photo by Conan Stark
Written by Izad Etemadi
Developed by Green Light Arts
Izad Etemadi has spent most of his life explaining himself to others. His ethnicity, his sexuality, the pronunciation of his name. But as an elder millennial dealing with back pain and digestive issues, he doesn’t have the time or energy to keep explaining things. Through jokes, songs, and deeply personal stories, this queer Iranian-Canadian immigrant born in Germany is going to attempt to explain his entire existence in sixty-ish minutes, so he never has to do it again.
Photo by Conan Stark
PRODUCTION TEAM
Writer and Performer: IZAD ETEMADI
Director and Dramaturg: MATT WHITE
Set Designer: HELEN YUNG
Lighting Designer: PAUL CEGYS
Stage Manager: ALEX JODI VERGE
Production Manager: NADIA URSACKI
Producer: CARIN LOWERISON
This show was conceived by Izad and developed by Green Light Arts during the Pandemic. It premiered on May 26th in Kitchener, Ontario at The Conrad Centre.
