news | Tuesday March 25, 2025

Anosh Irani in The Georgia Straight

Mike Usinger interviews Anosh Irani about Behind the Moon in The Georgia Straight. The pair discuss the origins of the play, Irani’s homesickness during his early days in Canada, what makes a show resonant, and more.

From the interview: “‘I love being in a theatre where people have a very visceral response to a show,” he says. “Where there’s genuine emotion as opposed to, ‘Oh, that was an intellectual sort of exercise.’ I’m not interested in being clever. And so that kind of visceral response is what I have been getting from the audience and what I continue to hope for—that they are part of an experience. I’m not providing answers. I’m just helping them stay in an experience.’”

Read the complete piece here.