A Second Birth

A Second Birth is a play by Ariel Mitchell. Inspired by the practice of bacha posh, the play is about Nasima, an Afghani girl, who has been raised as a boy since age five to help her family’s economic and social standing. As part of the Afghani practice of bacha posh, Nasima is disguised as a male ("Nasim") so "he" can attend school, play soccer and work outside her home for pay; as a female she cannot. When her parents tell her she must finally give up her job and education in order to resume her life as a girl so she can marry, Nasima must confront the relationships of her past and the traditions her culture posing critical questions about gender, equal opportunities and marriage.
Productions
A Second Birth received its world premiere at Brigham Young University's Department of Theatre and Media Arts in September 2012. Portions of the play were produced for the Kennedy Center Millennium Stage Reading in 2013.
Awards
·Winner, Harold and Mimi Steinberg National Student Playwriting Award, Kennedy Center American College Theater Festival, 2013
·One-Act Regional VIII Finalist, Kennedy Center American College Theater Festival, 2011
·One-Act National Semi-Finalist, Kennedy Center American College Theater Festival, 2011<ref name="newplayexchange"/>

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