The Who & The What

by Ayad Akhtar

Bay Area Premiere
Directed by Hana S. Sharif
Produced by Marin Theatre Company
Role: Zarina

Theatre Bay Area Nomination | Outstanding Performance in a Featured Role

Cast: Annelyse Ahmad*, Patrick Alparone*, Alfredo Huereca Afzal, Denmo Ibrahim*
Production: Liz Matos*, Tim Mackabee, Wen-Ling Liao, Anna Oliver, Everett Elton Bradman, Jessica Berman, Emily Cooper
*Member of Actors’ Equity Association

“Brilliant Pakistani-American writer Zarina is focused on finishing her novel about women and Islam when she meets Eli, a young convert who bridges the gulf between her modern life and her traditional heritage. But when her conservative father and sister discover her controversial manuscript, they are all forced to confront the beliefs that define them. From Ayad Akhtar, the Pulitzer Prize-winning writer of Disgraced, comes a thrillingly fierce and funny new play about identity, religion and the contradictions that make us who we are.” (Marin Theatre Company)