Yerevan, 1937. Armenian writer and activist Zabel Yessayan sits in a Soviet prison cell, awaiting execution. But what exactly is her crime? Writing novels? Knowing how to speak French? Being a woman? As Zabel confronts her captors, past and present blur, and she reckons with the injustices she has witnessed and confronted—from schoolyard bullying to the horrors of genocide. Zabel in Exile is a searing memory play that honors the strength of a woman unafraid to stand up to tyranny and wrestles with whether it is possible to continue to believe in light during times of endless darkness. With Sarah Corey '99 as Zabel.

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When?

• Thursday, February 19, 2026 at 7 p.m. EST to Sunday, March 8, 2026 at 2 p.m. EST

Where?

• Boston Playwrights' Theatre, 949 Commonwealth Avenue Boston, MA 02215