World Premiere 2003
Written by Shepsu Aakhu
Directed by Mignon McPherson Nance
The subject of immigration- is a theme of tremendous richness and variety that very few American playwrights, novelists, or filmmakers deal with in any serious way. Shepsu Aakhu has taken up this challenge in his new work…
Sost” is an ambitious and insightful play. And while it zooms in on the particular experiences of Ethiopians, it can just as easily serve as a template for the universal immigrant experience and the inevitable sense of being torn between two worlds.
Hedy Weiss --Chicago Sun Times