Staged Reading of Food and Fadwa
By Lameece Issaq and Jacob Kader
Meet Fadwa Faranesh, an unmarried, 30-something Palestinian woman living in Bethlehem in the politically volatile West Bank. Known for her delectable cooking and deep-seated sense of duty to her family and aging father, our kitchen maven insists on continuing the preparations for the wedding of her younger sister, despite the constraints of daily life under occupation. Politics blend with family tensions to create a sometimes humorous and sometimes heartbreaking meal. This new play melds the fight a Palestinian family wage to hold onto its traditional culture with its need to celebrate love, joy, and hope.
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Director: Ben Brownson, founder of Broken Nose Theatre and Iymen Chehade, Co-Artistic Director of Uprising Theater
Cast: (* indicates members of Actors Equity)
Fadwa Faranesh - Susaan Jamshidi*
Baba - Amro Salama*
Dalal Faranesh - Mariam Sohb
Emir Azzam - Chris Khoshaba
Youssif Azzam - Demetrios Troy*
Hayat Johnson - Noha ElGanzouri
Aunti Samia - Annalise Raziq
Reading Stage Directions - TBD
Music: Sam Hyson, Oud & Arabic Violin
As part of Uprising Theater’s dedication to radical hospitality, seats for the readings will be offered at no cost to the audience on a first come first serve basis. Seating begins 15 minutes before showtime.
Artistic Directors, Literary Directors, Season Selection Committee Members, Agents, and Casting Directors may call ahead to reserve guaranteed seating.
Produced as part of Right to a Narrative: Chicago 2020.
January 3, 2020 | Right to a Narrative: Returning to Haifa
January 4, 2020 | Right to a Narrative: Layla in Lala
January 5, 2020 | Right to a Narrative: Food and Fadwa
