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An American looking to have a good time in Amsterdam is confronted by a foreign refugee with a frightful agenda.
When young American backpacker Jeff walks into an Amsterdam “coffeeshop”, he gets more than he bargained for in the persona of Tariq, a Syrian refugee with a dark past and a secret agenda that will reveal itself in small moments. Jeff, newly arrived in the city, just wants a place...
When young American backpacker Jeff walks into an Amsterdam “coffeeshop”, he gets more than he bargained for in the persona of Tariq, a Syrian refugee with a dark past and a secret agenda that will reveal itself in small moments. Jeff, newly arrived in the city, just wants a place...
An American looking to have a good time in Amsterdam is confronted by a foreign refugee with a frightful agenda.
When young American backpacker Jeff walks into an Amsterdam “coffeeshop”, he gets more than he bargained for in the persona of Tariq, a Syrian refugee with a dark past and a secret agenda that will reveal itself in small moments. Jeff, newly arrived in the city, just wants a place to “chillax” and partake of the delights in which the city is known. When he’s suddenly confronted by Tariq, in subtle ways at first, little by little their interaction becomes more intense. Jeff becomes more and more uncomfortable as Tariq’s tragic story unfolds until we find out the real reason Tariq is in Amsterdam. The juxtaposition between the two characters, the easy going American and the intense Syrian refugee, and the diametrically opposed motivations for being in Amsterdam is what makes this gripping short play an intense experience with very immediate relevance.
When young American backpacker Jeff walks into an Amsterdam “coffeeshop”, he gets more than he bargained for in the persona of Tariq, a Syrian refugee with a dark past and a secret agenda that will reveal itself in small moments. Jeff, newly arrived in the city, just wants a place to “chillax” and partake of the delights in which the city is known. When he’s suddenly confronted by Tariq, in subtle ways at first, little by little their interaction becomes more intense. Jeff becomes more and more uncomfortable as Tariq’s tragic story unfolds until we find out the real reason Tariq is in Amsterdam. The juxtaposition between the two characters, the easy going American and the intense Syrian refugee, and the diametrically opposed motivations for being in Amsterdam is what makes this gripping short play an intense experience with very immediate relevance.