Must see

Few memoirs in monologue prove as deeply absorbing as “The Light Bringer,” Laila Lee’s chronicle of her family’s emigration from Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, to Florida. It’s a grippingly-told tale of a clash between cultural and religious traditions and the process of “Americanization” she and her sisters experience. We drift in and out of a dark situation in which a tragedy has clearly occurred, offering a specter of unease amid Lee’s stories of how she and her siblings gradually rebel against their imam’s strict dictums regarding the rules for being a Muslim woman. It’s full of humor, warmth and heartbreaking honesty.

Presented by Light Bringer Productions at Mixed Blood Theatre; 10 p.m. Aug. 5, 8:30 p.m. Aug. 9, 5:30 p.m. Aug. 10

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The Minnesota Fringe Festival is presenting more than 100 hourlong stage acts from Aug. 1–11 around Minneapolis. Visit MinnesotaFringe.org for ticket and show information.

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