Iris Bahr

British émigré Fiona Chutney landed in Los Angeles and, overwhelmed by the sprawl, goes in search for a cozy immigrant community she could call home. Chutney is the alter-ego of actor-playwright Iris Bahr.

In her one-woman shows Iris Bahr uses an amazing arsenal of characters whom she writes and performs. One of them is Svetlana, the Russian prostitute with serious pretensions. She's something of a cultural commentator, and she has her own ideas about the transfer of power.

Every year at summer’s end, a ragtag community of free spirits gathers in the Nevada desert for Burning Man.

Playwright and performer Iris Bahr is a shape-shifter. Her recent one-woman show "Dai (Enough)" cast her as everyone from a Palestinian mother to a retired Israeli soldier, all sitting in a Tel Aviv café where tragedy is about to strike. She takes the stage at

Twice a year in New York, clothing designers from around the world show their new collections to magazine editors, buyers, and celebrities. Studio 360 sent the off-kilter correspondent who goes by Fiona Chutney (performed by actress and writer Iris Bahr) to the tents at Bryant Park, where ...

Intrepid cultural correspondent Fiona Chutney was on the scene during a Writers Guild of America strike rally in New York. Digital rights are important, but Fiona wonders if the strike can also help writers’ social lives. “Fiona” is a creation of writer-actress Iris Bahr -- ...

Techno, raves, cabaret, punk, poetry, erotica ... it’s all happening in Berlin. We sent cultural correspondent Fiona Chutney to sample some of the city's famed nightlife. (Chutney is a character of the writer and performer Iris Bahr.)

When Kurt visited Scotland earlier this month, he was overwhelmed by the literally thousands of theater performances to choose from at Edinburgh’s Fringe Fest. Cultural correspondent Fiona Chutney came to the rescue, sort of. (Chutney is the creation of actress Iris Bahr, who is in ...

Playwright and performer Iris Bahr is a shape-shifter. Her recent one-woman show "Dai (Enough)" cast her as everyone from a Palestinian mother to a retired Israeli soldier, all sitting in a Tel Aviv café where tragedy is about to strike. She takes the stage at the Getty ...

Hear the characters Shuli and Alma from Dai (Enough)

Iris Bahr took New York by storm this winter with her one-woman show Dai (Enough). Bahr performs characters from the play, about a cross-section of Israelis at a Tel Aviv café – moments before it’s hit by a suicide bomber. And she talks with Kurt about her ...