June 2017
Devised by the ensemble.
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?
PRODUCTION TEAM
Directed by kt shorb
Script by the Ensemble, edited by Annie Kim Hedrick and Leena Waarsi
Lighting Design by Rachel Atkinson
Costume Design by E.L. Hohn
Scenic Design by Ann Marie Gordon
Stage Management by Zoƫ Crabtree
Assistant Stage Management by Jana Zek
Associate Production by Laura J. Khalil and Lemons Clemons
Video credit: Jose Lozano/Magic Spoon Productions
Photo credit: Errich Petersen
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