Aamera Siddiqui performed her one-woman show, “American as Curry Pie” for the Upper School community Jan. 11 during assembly.  She was introduced by co-Presidents of IC and Common Ground, who invited the audience to listen in an effort to build understanding.

Siddiqui performed 5 sections of the first act, from a play with 16 sections, which chronicles moments from her childhood, ages 8-15.  In it, she touches on some of the challenges her family faced as immigrants in the United States.

During tutorial, Siddiqui met with students for a Q&A session, where she answered questions about the play, shared more about her growing up experience, and talked about ways her perspective continues to shift now that she is an adult and a parent.

She said, “I rebelled in high school,” and that she had to “divorce my parents, in a way,” as she learned how to balance her desire to fit in at school and make her family happy.

“I understand their perspective more, now,” Siddiqui said.

“American as Curry Pie” was originally produced for Exposed Brick Theater, a company that Siddiqui founded in 2014 with  Suzy Messerole to “tell the untold stories through theater and art,” according to their website.

Siddiqui will also be preforming her full play “American as Curry Pie” in Bigelow Commons at 7 p.m. on Wednesday, January 12.