Wagner’s first Stage Play hits the Crystal Theater
September 14th and 15th!
6pm at the Crystal Theater inside The Silk Road
$ 68.00 per person includes: Performance, Dinner, Wine & Gratuity
Montana Actor’s Theater and The Silk Road restaurant present “Salep & Silk” a new play by Missoula novelist Josh Wagner (Author of Deadwind Sea and Fiction Clemens). The play explores the lives of two traders traveling along the Silk Road, one from the East and one from the West. Once a year, the two friends meet in the middle to share food, stories, and philosophy.
The menu for this dinner theatre production features delicacies designed by Abe Risho, head chef of The Silk Road restaurant. Audiences are able to choose between two menus: the Eastern cuisine (China) or the Western plates (Turkey).
The food intertwines with the plot, as the travelers share their culture and history with each other through these meals passed down from generation to generation, from the fall of the Roman Empire to the dawn of the Industrial Revolution.
Directed by Rebecca Sporman. Staring James McGahee, Ali Tabibnejad, Sarina Hart, and Saquoia Raymond. Costume design by Kara Chandler. Menu designed by Abraham Risho.
Originating in a Turpan oasis in the Western province of Xinjiang, China
FIRST COURSE
Pemidur kharmuz ham sey / Tomato and roasted pepper salad with chickpea-carrot fritters and yogurt dressing served on fresh garlic naan
MAIN COURSE
Khoza mayda khorumakh
Turpan oasis stir-fried lamb with bok choy, soy bean sprouts, cumin, garlic and Jinjiang (black rice vinegar) in sesame sauce, served over la mian (hand pulled noodles), accompanied with fresh chili dipping sauce
Menu From the West:
From the southern part of Turkey in the city of Maraş at the edge of the Taurus Mountains
FIRST COURSE
Semiz otu salastasi içli köfte Lamb’s Lettuce Salad with Mother-In-Law’s Meatballs. Thick lamb’s lettuce leaves (mache) lightly tossed with tangy dressing, served with minced lamb köfte laced with aromatic spices
MAIN COURSE
Izgara balik vişneli pilav Grilled snapper with walnut-coriander dressing over Flathead cherry-basmati rice pilaf
Salep dondurma, gori maro Mythical orchid root-infused ice cream, scented with orange blossoms, covered with pistachios and scooped alongside twisted fried dough