“What happens in a few days, sometimes even a single day, can change the course of a whole lifetime.” — The Kite Runner. Last summer three Canadian theatre artists — director Eric Rose, lighting designer Kerem Cetinel, sound designer Matthew Waddell — found themselves on the hilltops of Mardin, one of the ancient cities of Turkey. In the mist they could see the Syrian border. They could hear the calls to prayer.

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