A new comedy written and performed by Chanel Ali, Relative Stranger, will play Soho Playhouse beginning Wednesday, September 17, presented by comedian and author Sarah Cooper (Sarah Cooper: Everything’s Fine on NETFLIX), along with Adam Gold of AGI Entertainment Media & Management.
In Relative Stranger, comedian Chanel Ali delivers a comedy that blends the chaos of identity, family, and survival into a theatrical event—equal parts humor, heartbreak, and healing, all packed with the punch. The play details Ali’s tumultuous foster care childhood, her mother’s untimely slip into schizophrenia and a court-ordered paternity test that led her to meet her cop dad when she was 18 years old.
In 2023, Ali starred in a commercial produced by Kevin Hart for 23andMe, a popular DNA and genetics company. That commercial opportunity led her to a shocking revelation: she had a 30-year-old brother whom she had never heard of. After connecting with her new brother, Ali realized they have the same father, an award winning, handsome, community hero police officer who seems wholly unable to accept the idea that his past has caught up to him.
Tickets for Chanel Ali: Relative Stranger are $20 and are available HERE. The show plays Wednesday – Saturday at 7:00 PM and Sunday at 5:00 PM.
Soho Playhouse is located at 15 Vandam Street, NYC
