SCHEHERAZADE (Promo Trailer)
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Channel: Jose Lozano · 2017 · Comedy
SCHEHERAZADE JUNE 2-17, 2017 Directed by kt shorb Presented by GenEnCo and The VORTEX SCHEHERAZADE centers around collaborators of Middle Eastern descent, using the Arabian Night stories as a basis for exploring Islamophobia, terrorism, detention, and the "Muslim Ban." In an international airport in "The States," Scheherazade must tell stories to save her life. Interweaving queer love stories in the context of xenophobia, diaspora and fundamentalism, SCHEHERAZADE asks: what are the stories that take us home? CAST Donnesh Amrollah, Laura Baggs, Cyrus Bavarian, Carine Choubassi, Lemons Clemons, Shiva Jabarnia, Olivia Jiminez, Laura J. Khalil, Aisha Melhem, Tonya Pennie, Saray Rosales, Jesus Valles PRODUCTION TEAM Directed by kt shorb. Script by Annie Kim Hedrick and Leena Waarsi and ensemble. Lighting Design by Rachel Atkinson. Costume Design by E.L. Hohn. Scenic Design by Ann Marie Gordon. Stage Management by Zoë Crabtree. Assistant Stage Management by Jana Zek. Associate Production by Laura J. Khalil and Lemons Clemons. Filmed and edited by Magic Spoon Productions TICKETS $35 Priority Seating , $25 General Admission, $15 Discount/Child/Artist/Student/Senior Live-Streaming Sunday, June 4 at 8pm CST on howlround.com/tv ASL-Interpreted June 10. Free to deaf and hard-of-hearing audiences. Industry Night Wednesday, June 14 at 8pm VORTEX Connects Post Show Discussions TBA Radical Rush Free Tickets: Limited free tickets for each performance in the spirit of sustainability, accessibility, and the gift economy. Radical Rush tickets released at 7pm each night-in-person only. Advanced Reservations Recommended. Limited seating. ABOUT GENENCO The Generic Ensemble Company (GenEnCo) makes the invisible visible through bold, socially relevant, body-centered theatre. genenco.org. GenEnCo's The Mikado: Reclaimed was nominated for two B. Iden Payne Awards, receiving the Outstanding Performance by an Actor in a Featured Role (Musical Theatre). kt shorb’s directorial work has won a FronteraFest "Best of Fest," and been shown at the Menil Collection, the Pulitzer Foundation and in many venues across Texas. She is an invited member of the National Institute for Directing & Ensemble Creation.
