On a flight from Germany to the U.S., a female pilot triggers Azadeh’s reckoning with a life shaped by patriarchal norms. Through her memories, she confronts the silence that has defined her beliefs about gender, power, and herself. The play was praised by critics at the 2025 Toronto Fringe Festival.

Written and performed by Azadeh Kangaran
Part of the New York City Fringe Festival

“Kangarani puts on an indescribably vulnerable performance.” – Intermission Magazine

“Echoes of My Silence” is not just the best play I’ve seen so far at this Fringe. It’s also one of the top shows of the year thus far — anywhere in Toronto…Kangarani is a force onstage,..an intense and bone-chilling interrogation of power, violence, gender roles and collective complicity.” – Toronto Star, Critics’ Pick