Kareem Fahmy, 44th Annual ODU Literary Festival
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Document Type
Featured Participant
Festival Date
10-6-2021
Location
University Theatre; Virtual
Author/Artist Bio
Kareem Fahmy is a Canadian-born playwright and director of Egyptian descent. His plays, which include A Distinct Society, The Triumphant, Pareidolia, The InBetween, and an adaptation of the acclaimed Egyptian novel The Yacoubian Building, have been developed at theaters across the country. Directing fellowships and residencies include Sundance Theatre Lab, Oregon Shakespeare Festival, the O’Neill, Second Stage, Soho, and Lincoln Center. Fahmy is co-founder of the Middle Eastern American Writers Lab at The Lark and of the consulting group Maia Directors.
Description
Wednesday, October 6, 4 p.m.
Kent Wascom, Festival Co-director, welcomed the audience and introduced Christopher Hanna, Director of Theatre at ODU. Dr. Hanna introduced and spoke with Kareem Fahmy. This was followed by a reading from Kareem's play A Distinct Society, performed by actors from the ODU Theatre program.
Video Runtime: 00:57:51
File Size: 205 MB
File Type: Video/mp4
Recommended Citation
Fahmy, Kareem, "Kareem Fahmy, 44th Annual ODU Literary Festival" (2021). 44th Annual Literary Festival at ODU: October 3-7, 2021. 5.
https://digitalcommons.odu.edu/litfest-2021/5