The First EVER Staged Reading of Layla in Lala
Layla is lost in Lala land. Television meetings in Los Angelos are bizarre. Networking meetings with Muslim TV writers are even more bizarre. As for Layla's father, he's lost in his own Lala, the dementia is getting worse, and he just wants Layla to come home. What do you do when you have dreams, talent, an empty bank account and a parent who is slowly dying? Will Layla ever find her way out of Lala? The reading with music will be followed by post-reading comments with Rohina Malik.
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Director: Rohina Malik
Cast: (* indicate members of Actors Equity)
Dad - Kareem Badealy*
Mom - Anita Chandwaney*
Layla - Christina El Gamal
Kareem & Other Male Roles - Bassam Abdelfattah
Male Roles - Mark Ulrich*
Alan - Chris Khoshaba
Female Roles - Kim Schultz*
Salma & Reading Stage Directions - Mariam Sohb
Music: Sam Hyson, Oud & 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
