Nassim Soleimanpour’s White Rabbit Red Rabbit Sets Off-Broadway Closing Date

Nassim Soleimanpour’s White Rabbit Red Rabbit has announced that it will play its final performance on December 19. The solo show will have had a 42-week run at off-Broadway's Westside Theatre, where it began playing Monday nights on March 7.

No rehearsal. No director. No set. No spoilers. A different performer each night is handed the script for the first time as they step onto the stage. Forbidden to leave his country, young Iranian playwright Soleimanpour found a way for his voice to get out when he physically could not. This wildly entertaining and thought-provoking theatrical piece—where no audience can see the same show twice—blends drama, comedy and social experiment, providing audiences with a potent reminder of the transformative power of theatre.

The rotating cast, each performing only one time ever, featured big names including Nathan Lane, Whoopi Goldberg, Alan Cumming, Cynthia Nixon, Martin Short, Bobby Cannavale, Darren Criss, Wayne Brady, Patrick Wilson, Kyra Sedgwick, David Hyde Pierce, Brian Dennehy, Stana Katic, George Takei, Tony Danza, Justin Bartha, Mike Birbiglia, Rachel Dratch, Kathy Najimy, F. Murray Abraham, Josh Radnor, Ramin Karimloo, Billy Porter, Michael Urie, Reg E. Cathey, Shohreh Aghdashloo, Joyce DiDonato, Mozhan Marno, Joe Pantoliano, Robin Lord Taylor, Mo Rocca, Alex Brightman, Nancy Travis and Brian Stokes Mitchell.

Upcoming performers include Micah Stock on December 5 and James Roday on December 12. The final show on December 19 will be performed by an actor soon to be announced. White Rabbit Red Rabbit has fully recouped its capitalization costs, and a portion of the play’s profits will be donated to PEN International, the world’s leading association of writers working to promote literature and defend freedom of expression around the world.

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