In March, Iranian playwright Nassim Soleimanpour will bring an audacious new theatrical experiment to Overture Center’s Promenade Hall. In NASSIM, each night a different guest performer joins the playwright on stage, while the script waits unseen in a sealed box. NASSIM aims to be a theatrical demonstration of how language can both divide and unite us. Performances will feature Karra Beach, director of Broadway engagement programs at Overture Center; Francesca Hong, state legislator and co-founder of the Culinary Ladies Collective; Jessica Cavazos, president and CEO of the Latino Chamber of Commerce; Anne Strainchamps, Wisconsin Public Radio host; Oscar Mireles, poet and editor; and Angela Russell, chief diversity officer and vice president of the CUNA Mutual Foundation at CUNA Mutual Group. The show runs from March 8–12 with performances each night at 7:30 p.m. and an additional 2 p.m. performance on Saturday, March 12.
In addition, television personality, author, and Food Network star Alton Brown will present Alton Brown Live – Beyond The Eats at Overture Center on Sunday, March 6, at 6:30 p.m. Brown created a new form of entertainment — the live culinary variety show — with his Edible Inevitable Tour and Eat Your Science, which has played in over 200 cities with more than 350,000 fans in attendance.
