A Distinct Society - ePublication
THE STORY: Nothing much ever happens in the sleepy Haskell Free Library that straddles the border of Vermont and Quebec. But when an Iranian father and daughter, separated by the “Muslim ban,” begin using the library as a meeting place, the French-Canadian librarian, an American border patrol agent, and a local teenager find their quiet lives suddenly full of excitement and consequence. Inspired by true events, A DISTINCT SOCIETY is a touching and funny play about the many things—family, food, art, love, and politics—that can either divide or unite us.
[A DISTINCT SOCIETY] is a tale of fundamentally decent people faced with an impossible situation and striving somehow to navigate it anyway as best they can, and that’s what makes it so compelling.” —The Mercury News.
“Kareem Fahmy brings together five people and weaves a tale that is, at turns, heartwarming, funny, frightening, and sad…Fahmy’s adept story-telling brings all of these layers together into a particularly powerful message. His perspective creates a poignant voice needing to be heard…” —Front Row Reviewers.
Fahmy’s words…are a beautifully balanced equation of the confusion, anger, and raw emotion of bigotry and nationalism” —Third Coast Review.
