Amir has left his Pakistani heritage behind in an attempt to make partner at his corporate law firm, but his wife Emily doesn’t share his negative feelings about Islam—she’s encouraged Amir to help with the case of a controversial imam. When they throw a dinner party for Amir’s colleague Jory and her husband Isaac, the hard truths revealed lead to the unraveling of their carefully constructed lives. Winner of the 2013 Pulitzer Prize for Drama.
An LA Theatre Works full-cast production starring:
Geoffrey Arend as Isaac
Behzad Dabu as Abe
Hari Dhillon as Amir
Sameerah Luqmaan-Harris as Jory
Emily Swallow as Emily
Directed by Brian Kite. Recorded live at UCLA’s James Bridges Theater in April 2018.
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Ayad Akhtar is a playwright and novelist. He was named the New York State Author by the New York State Writers Institute. He has won the Pulitzer Prize for drama and an Award in Literature from the American Academy of Arts and Letters. His American Dervish was named a Kirkus Reviews Best Book of 2012. As a playwright, he has written numerous award-winning works.