Milia Ayache as Sakinah in front of a video image of Fouad Hari Bhaskar Credit PICT Sakinah, the daughter of Lebanese immigrants, and Fouad, son of Syrian refugees, are friends and lovers working low wage jobs in playwright Yussef El Guindi’s provocative “Refugee Rhapsody.” A chance meeting with the daughter of a very wealthy corporate magnate sends their everyday lives topsy-turvy. A serious work with humorous touches now getting a “rolling world premiere” by Pittsburgh International Classic Theatre, the play opens in a prison cell where Sakinah (Milia Ayache) is being interrogated by Jenny (Dominique Briggs Jackson) about her involvement in a unspeakably heinous crime. Irascible and petulant, Sakinah is coaxed along to tell her story by the mild mannered yet tenacious Jenny, a counselor working for the defense. Milia Ayache as Sakinah and Dominique Briggs Jackson as Jenny Credit: PICT While the two jockey back and forth in the combative interview, one of the production’s most r...
INTERMISSION: AN ARTFUL NETWORKING SERIES THURSDAY, OCTOBER 15 | 6:00PM-9:00PM REGISTER Looking for after-work plans in Downtown Pittsburgh? Join us for this month’s Intermission: Reclaim Your Vote Party , where community, culture, and civic engagement come together at the August Wilson African American Cultural Center for a special Party at the Polls edition , with sounds by Selecta . Connect with professionals, business leaders, and community changemakers from across the region while enjoying an evening of music, culture, conversation, and connection. As part of the Urban League of Greater Pittsburgh’s Reclaim Your Vote initiative , we’ll create space to get informed, make your voting plan, and connect with resources ahead of Election Day. This month’s hosts are: Jennifer Thompkins , Urban League of Greater Pittsburgh Barata Bey , African American Chamber of Commerce of Western Pennsylvania Melanie Marie Boyer , Pittsburgh Metropolitan Area Hispanic Chamber of Commerce & Fo...