In the play, An Ordinary Muslim, by Hammaad Chaudry, Azeem Bhatti (Sanjit De Silva) and his wife Saima (Purva Bedi) are seeking a balance between their Muslim upbringing and the Western life around them. Struggling to live in the gap between the two worlds, Azeem wants to assimilate, at least in public, as a Londoner having drinks with fellow employees, dressing according to Western culture,... Read more
New York Theatre Workshop continues its 2017-2018 season with the world premiere of An Ordinary Muslim, written by Hammaad Chaudry and directed by Jo Bonney.
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Balancing the high expectations of the previous generation, the doctrines of their Muslim community, and the demands of secular Western culture, Azeem Bhatti and his wife Saima struggle to straddle the gap between their Pakistani heritage and their British upbringing.
An Ordinary Muslim CAST AND CREATIVE
By:
Hammaad Chaudry
Producer:
New York Theatre Workshop
Director:
Jo Bonney
Lighting:
Lap Chi Chu
Sound:
Elisheba Ittoop
Design:
Neil Patel
Costume:
Susan Hilferty
Cast list:
Purva Bedi (as Saima Khan), Ranjit Chowdhry (as Akeel Bhatti), Angel Desai (as Javeria Bhatti-Mirza), Sanjit De Silva (as Azeem Bhatti), Andrew Hovelson (as David Adkins), Harsh Nayyar (as Imran Jameel), Sathya Sridharan (as Hamza Jameel), and Rita Wolf (as Malika Bhatti)
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Fight Direction by Thomas Schall and Dialect Coaching by Dawn-Elin Fraser
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