Set in 1990 in Belgrade, Serbia, The Professional by Dusan Kovacevic is an allegory puzzle play, a fable really, about a now powerful writer/editor and former political dissident intellectual from the Communist regime of Tito.

Teya (Daryoush Alvand) on his birthday, is visited by Luke (Iraj Emami) a taxi driver and former detective for the Tito Era government who has made a career of following and documenting Teya every move for the last 18 years. Luke presents Teya with several volumes of writings, speeches, lectures and poetry he has copied and transcribed from Teya’s actions through the years. Luke also has a suitcase full of hats, toys and personal mementoes he collected while following Teya through the years. We learn much about how intensively totalitarian regimes cover dissidents. Amnesia to thwart bad memories and personal failures. Teya’s real legacy is threatened by Luke’s meticulous documentation of his life.