The Surrogate (2026)

Produced by

b current and Crow’s Theatre and Here for Now Theatre and House and Body

Playwright: Mohsin Zaidi
Director: Christopher Manousos

Venue

Streetcar Crowsnest – Studio Theatre

Run

February 24th, 2026 – March 22nd, 2026

Synopsis

From award-winning author, Mohsin Zaidi (A Dutiful Boy), comes a gripping debut drama that explodes the notions of contemporary parenthood.

Jake and Sameer have spent years preparing for this moment—the birth of their first child.

But when Marya, their surrogate, is admitted to the hospital with complications, legal, ethical, and personal battles force the couple to confront questions they never expected: Who gets to decide what makes a family? And at what cost?

Set over the course of a single sleepless night, The Surrogate is a 21st-century exploration of privilege, and the complexities of modern family-making in a world where the rules are still being written. (crowstheatre.com)

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Cast

Fuad Ahmed	Sameer
Thomas Nyhuus	Jake
Sarena Parmar	Marya
Antonette Rudder	Christina
Siddharth Sharma	Qasim

Creative Team

Mohsin Zaidi	Playwright
Christopher Manousos	Director
Christopher Manousos	Dramaturge
Scott Penner	Set Designer
Chris Malkowski	Lighting Designer
Maddie Bautista	Sound Designer
Andrew Broderick	Costume Designer
Emilie Trimbee	Associate Lighting Designer
Christopher Elizabeth	Associate Sound Designer
Nazerah Carlisle	Stage Manager
Cara Rebecca	Intimacy Director
Peter N. Bailey	Dialect Coach
Chloë Dirksen	Dialect Coach
Zorana Sadiq	Dialect Coach

Production

Zachery White	House Technician
Kim Schaedlich	House Technician
Deanna Morrison	Scenic Artist
Ryan Davy	Lighting Lead
Michael Brunet	Lighting Lead
Suhail Othman	Audio Lead
Shaun McPherson	Audio Lead
Ian Noble	Crew Lead
Georgia Holland	Crew Lead
Steven Gwartz	Production Driver
Ryan Davy	Crew
Douglas Drake	Crew
Georgia Holland	Crew
Rowan Jones	Crew
Barry Kelly	Crew
Emily Kuthe	Crew
Arni Muras	Crew
Ian Noble	Crew
Sami Safarian	Crew
Robert Walker	Crew

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