In the sultry heat of 1960's Cairo, a clandestine love affair blooms between a married Egyptian woman and a Canadian professor ten years her junior. In a wintry house in the 1990s, an aging mother's memories encroach on her recently divorced daughter's attempts to restart her life. The past closes in, threatening to overwhelm the present. But what is real and what is illusion? Inspired by the memories of a Muslim woman who fought for her independence at a turning point in Egypt's modern history, "This Time" is a lush new play about regret, romance, and familial responsibility. Written by Sevan K. Greene, Directed by Karen Fahmy.

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