TICKETS ARE ON SALE NOW! Meet Yussef El Guindi, the prolific and most produced Middle Eastern playwright in America! Yussef will be here on opening weekend and will share his thoughts and process in a post-matinee talkback on Sunday October 11! YUSSEF EL GUINDI was born in Egypt, raised in London, and is now based in Seattle. His work frequently examines the collision of ethnicities, cultures, and the politics that face immigrants. El Guindi holds an MFA in playwriting from Carnegie-Mellon University. He is the recipient of many honors, including the Laurents / Hatcher Foundation Citation of Excellence Award, the Steinberg/ATCA New Play Award, American Blues Theater’s Blue Ink Playwriting Award, Seattle’s Stranger’s Genius Award, and the 2010 Middle East America Distinguished Playwright Award. PRODUCTIONS : "Hotter Than Egypt" at Marin Theatre Company, ACT in Seattle, and the Denver Center for the Performing Arts (Henry Award winner); "People of the Book" at Urba...
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