A young girl in rural Egypt in the 1920s with a magical singing voice gains a following as a singer, dressed as a boy to avoid controversy. Her twin brother and the boy she’s been promised to marry clash as her fame grows. Inspired by the childhood of the famed singer Umm Kulthum, Egyptian Song shows the impact of a girl’s remarkable gift in a society where self-expression can be a dangerous thing.
This reading will be held at Fairleigh Dickinson University, Dreyfuss Theatre, 285 Madison Avenue, Madison, NJ. Click here for directions. Click here for a printable map of the campus (the Dreyfuss Theatre is located in Building 9).
All tickets are general admission. There will be a talk-back following the reading.
James’ full length plays include Never Tell (published by Playscripts in 2007), Love and Communication (Playpenn Conference, produced by Passage Theatre in 2010), A Great War (reading at Luna Stage in 2010). His short play Creep won the Actors Theater of Louisville's Heideman Award for best short play in 2001. A reading of Egyptian Song was part of the Premiere Stages festival in June 2011.
Want to know more? Check out 5 Questions With James Christy on our blog.
Directed by John Pietrowski
Cast:
Zahia/Others - Mariam Habib*
Nahal/Others - Debargo Sanyal*
Stage Directions - Mikayla Petrilla+
* Members of Actors' Equity Association
+ FDU Student |
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