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UNCIVILIZED

November 8, 2026 - 7:30 PM

Presentation House Theatre, North Vancouver

Duration: 55 min performance 

A 7Spices Theatre Production, originally co-produced by Theatre Passe Muraille and 7Spices Theatre. The creative team brings together playwright and performer Ahmad Meree and director Radwan Taleb, with dramaturgy by Ric Knowles, lighting design by Chris Malkowski, set design by Michelle Bohn, and Shannon Pitre (performer), Nicole Eun-Ju Bell (projection designer), Majd Sukar (sound designer), Paula Bornacelli (stage manager), and Cameron Slipp (production manager).

 

Description

Mohammad sits before a camera, answering questions. What begins as a bureaucratic interview spirals into a raw exploration of what it means to be “civilized” in a world that demands you justify your existence. Using live camera and mixed media, Ahmad Meree delivers a searing examination of citizenship, belonging, and the exhausting performance of assimilation. UNCIVILIZED is a play that explores the journey of leaving home to become a refugee and then a citizen. What is identity? A piece of paper? … We’ll see.

In the spirit of storytelling, we pause to honour this land's ancient and contemporary narratives. We stand upon the traditional, ancestral, and unceded territories of the xʷməθkʷəy̓əm (Musqueam), Sḵwx̱wú7mesh (Squamish), and səlilwətaɬ (Tsleil-Waututh) Nations.

Just as we celebrate the diverse voices of immigrant and refugee artists, we recognize the First Peoples who have woven this place's first and enduring tales. Their stories are a testament to resilience, creativity, and the power of community. As we come together from many corners of the world, may we always remember, respect, and learn from this land's stories.

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