"The Who and the What" is the title of the book that Zarina, a successful
Harvard graduate from a Pakistani immigrant family in Atlanta, is writing. In it, she poses the question of who the Prophet Mohammed was as a person and takes a critical look at the position of women in Islam. Her father Afzal, who worked his way up from taxi driver to successful taxi entrepreneur, took care of his two daughters alone after the death of his wife. Due to his conservative, traditional beliefs, he looks for a Muslim husband for Zarina - on muslimlove.com. Zarina actually takes a liking to Eli, an American convert to Islam, whom her father presents to her as a marriage candidate. But when Azfal gets his hands on Zarina's manuscript, a seemingly insoluble conflict arises within the family. Pulitzer Prize winner Ayad Akhtar is one of the most important playwrights of our time. With "The Who and the What", he presents a play that is as punchy as it is profound, making it clear that there are no simple answers to politically explosive questions. On 12 January at 8 pm, "The Who and the What" with Hansa Czypionka, Adrienne von Mangoldt, Noëlle Haeseling and Sven Scheele can be seen at the Bürgerhausbühne in Rodgau Nieder-Roden. Tickets are available in advance from 30 euros at the Agentur für Kultur, Sport und Ehrenamt in the Alte Apotheke, Schwesternstraße 10, as well as online at www.frankfurtticket.de. Remaining tickets can be purchased at the box office from 7 pm.
