The North Pool

Islanders Marc Powell and Chaim Rosemarin appear in Rajiv Joseph’s The North Pool, a dramatic two-person play that examines the tension between a high school vice-principal and a Middle-Eastern born transfer student. Written by Pulitzer Prize finalist Rajiv Joseph (Bengal Tiger at the Baghdad Zoo), this one act play is a psychological drama that unfolds in the emotionally and politically charged conversation between a vice-principal and a student at Sheffield High School. Just after the final bell before spring break, Vice-principal Dr. Danielson (played by Rosemarin) has called Khadim Asmaan (played by Powell) into his office to discuss his absence during a fire drill. It soon becomes clear that this is merely a ploy to interrogate Khadim about other incidents and issues that touches on issues of class, race, and power. What emerges in this fast-paced interchange is a topical commentary on prevailing cultural prejudice and paranoia. The incendiary standoff between these two characters reveals painful stories from their pasts that transform them and results in unexpected reversals. Directed by Lisa Breen, lights by Jamie Dulfer, sound by Kevin Pottinger, and music/sound by Marc Powell.
The North Pool
A staged reading
Friday, April 24, 7:30 pm
Saturday, April 25, 7:30 pm
Tickets: $12 Member/Senior, $16 General, $10 Students (Suggested for ages 14 and up)