Stage direction by Julie Rada

Produced by Curious Theatre Company

Written by Rajiv Joseph

Curious Theatre Company, 1080 Acoma Street, Denver, CO

November 11th — December 9th, 2023

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Regional Premier

In Letters of Suresh, playwright Rajiv Joseph reveals intimate mysteries through a series of letters between strangers, friends, daughters, and lovers — many with little in common but a hunger for human connection. Sending their hopes and dreams across oceans and years, they seek peace in one another while dreaming of a city once consumed by the scourge of war. A companion piece to Joseph’s play Animals Out of Paper, Letters of Suresh is the latest work from the Pulitzer Prize-short listed playwright hailed as “wonderfully daring, imaginative, and compassionate” (The New York Times).

“Letters of Suresh” is as beguiling as an origami bird by Lisa Kennedy for The Denver Post

Distance, connection, and the U.S.P.S. — Curious Theater’s latest production is told almost entirely through letters by Eden Lane for Colorado Public Radio (CPR News)

Letters of Suresh at Curious Theatre Weaves Tapestry of Longing and Connection by Toni Tresca for Denver Westword

‘Letters of Suresh’ reveals intimate stories that crave connection and forgiveness by Susan Harper for OnStage Colorado

Performers:

• Hossein Forouzandeh as Suresh

• Desirée Mee Jung as Melody

• Anne Penner as Amelia

• Peter Trinh as Father Hashimoto

Production Team:

• Scenic design: Markas Henry

• Costume design: Erin Carnigan

• Sound & Projection design: Brian Freeland

• Lighting design: Miriam Suzanne

• Co-Props design: Krystal Brown & Wayne Breyer

• Stage Management: Wayne Breyer

• Assistant Stage Management: Jordyn Good 

Photography by Michael Ensminger