| Thick Description and Golden Thread Productions Presents World Premiere of
Back of The Throat by Yussef El Guindi |
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Synopsis |
Khaled, an Arab-American writer, is eager to
cooperate with the two Homeland Security
agents who visit him in the aftermath of
September 11. What begins as a routine check
quickly evolves into an uncomfortable
interrogation as the two agents begin to
assert their power. At the center of their suspicion
is Khaled�s involvement with the
mysterious Asfoor, presumably one of the
terrorists who is now dead.
One by one, a library clerk, a
stripper, and Khaled�s ex-girlfriend
testify to Khaled�s acquaintance with
Asfoor and possible involvement in terrorist
activities.
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| Artist Biographies |
| Yussef El Guindi (Playwright) Yussef Yussef
El Guindi is a
playwright living in Seattle. He was
playwright-in-residence at Duke University for
several years. His most recent productions
include Finishing School, So Unlike
Me, Trading
In My Arab (in Seattle), Karima�s
City (in San Francisco; and as part of
2004�s Cairo International Experimental
Theater Festival),
Murder in the Mirror ( a radio
play presented by �Stage Shadows� at the
Museum of Television and Radio in New York)
and Men On Mars (another radio play
aired in 2004 by �Shoestring Radio
Theater�). His play Ten Acrobats in An
Amazing Leap of Faith
is scheduled for productions this year
in Chicago and Seattle.
�Back of The Throat is also
being presented
in Seattle by �Theater Schmeater�.
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James Asher (Khaled) Back of The Throat features Arab-American actor James Asher, whose recent credits include the Tectonic Theater Project�s productions of Gross Indecency and The Laramie Project (the latter performed in New York and at Berkeley Repertory Theatre) |
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Co-Producer (Thick Description) Thick Description�s name is an anthropological term, referring to the fact that when anyone describes an event, theyinterpret it as well. Theater is our thick description of the world around us. We produce and present fresh, new performances that draw upon the rich diversity of Bay Area theatrical talent. Founded in New York City in 1988, Thick Description is one of the smallest fully professional theaters in the country, receiving three Glickman Awards since 1994 for the best new play to premiere in the San Francisco Bay Area. The company�s home, the Thick House, is located at the center of a dynamically changing neighborhood encompassing Potrero Hill, Bayview/Hunter�s Point,Mission Bay and the Central Waterfront, and is the only professional non-profit performing arts space serving this neighborhood. More than 40,000 people have passed through our doors since we opened the Thick House at the end of 1999. |
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Tickets |
| All Tickets $15-25, Sliding
Scale
Call 415-401-8081 or visit www.thickdescription.org |
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| Dates |
| PREVIEWS: Saturday, April 16, 8pm /
Sunday, April 17, 5pm
We Pay You $1 / LE 5.00 For Previews Opens Monday, April 18, 8pm Runs April 21 - May 15, 2005, Thurs.-Sat., at 8:00 pm / Sunday, 5pm |
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| Admission |
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All Tickets $15-25, Sliding Scale |
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| Performed At |
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The Thick House 1695 18th Street (Near
California), San Francisco |
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| Cast |
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James Asher* - Chloe Bronzan - James Reese* - Brian Rivera - Paul Santiago* *Member Actors’ Equity Association |
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| Crew |
| Written by Yussef El Guindi Directed by Tony Kelly Scene Design: James Faerron Stage Management: Anna Mico-Quinn Costumes: Isabella Ortega Lighting Design: Rick Martin Production: Torange Yeghiazarian, Tony Kelly
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