Memory Lane is a Desert Road

April 2025 - Zephyr Theatre

2024-2025 Scenies: Five Recognitions

Fatima gets lost in history and memory while searching through boxes of photos from her father, Mark’s, career in photojournalism. With her father often away from home covering wars, famines, and global politics, Fatima knows very little about his decades of life-threatening work, so she sorts through boxes of photos and negatives for answers about his life, trying to find a path for her own under the shadow of his legacy. This memory play is an exploration of how global politics influence our personal lives, how the past informs the future, how parents’ lives intersect with their children’s, how history and memory clash, and the search for answers to unknown questions in dusty boxes.

Produced by Eight Ball Theatre

Associate Produced by Bianca Akbiyik

Written by Nabra Nelson & Michael B. Nelson

Directed by Sarah Showich

Movement Direction by Arjun Kochhar

Assistant Directed by Jenna Hamdan

Stage Managed by Lili Ignon

Assistant Stage Managed by Henry Parker Elder

Scenic & Projection Design by Kate Schaaf

Lighting Design by Cristo Montañez

Costume Design by Morgan Whittam

Sound Design by Gabe Fin

Props Design by Will Domke

Technical Direction by Devin Harris

Featuring Nemma Adeni, Jack Cain, Wiley Sutton, Sydnée Grant, Ash Maeda, Elyse Ahmed, Kennedy Niyah Hill and Tunde Abu

Production Photos by Julián Juaquín

2024-2025 Scenies

Outstanding Production of a Drama (Intimate Theater) - Memory Lane is a Desert Road

Breakout Performance in a Play - Nemma Adeni

Outstanding Ensemble in a Play (Intimate Theater) - Tunde Abu, Neema Adeni, Elise Ahmed, Jack Cain, Sydnée Grant, Kennedy Niyah Hill, Ash Maeda, Wiley Sutton

Outstanding Direction of a Drama (Intimate Theater) - Sarah Showich

Outstanding Production Design (Intimate Theater) - Memory Lane is a Desert Road