From Drums in the Night

by Bertholt Brecht

 


Kareem has been directing plays for over ten years in both the U.S. and Canada. He is a graduate of Columbia University’s MFA program in Theatre Directing. Kareem is the founder and Artistic Director of The Alternate Theatre, a company which earned major attention in Montreal for presenting technically innovative and emotionally resonant work by playwrights largely unknown to Canadian audiences. Kareem’s work with The Alternate Theatre has continued in New York where he has directed notable Canadian plays and re-imagined works from the canon.


Born to Egyptian immigrants in French-speaking Canada, Kareem grew up in a household where Arabic, English and French were spoken in equal quantities, providing a myriad of cultural and linguistic influences which he continues to explore in his work. He gained local notoriety as an award-winning public speaker, actor, director, and writer. He is a published poet, short story writer, and playwright. His poetry is part of the curriculum in college-level literature classes in Quebec.


As a director, his interests lie in the intersection of the two major aspects of his experience: science and language. His work endeavors to highlight the grace and fluidity of the human body and its movement through space, as well as finding the clarity in language, text, and story to create a fully integrated theatrical experience that is highly visual, dynamic and emotional.

 

  1. +PEN World Voices Series - I Come From There: New Plays From The Arab World. Kareem directed a staged reading of Withdrawal, by Syrian playwright Mohammad Al-Attar.


  1. +The 7th Annual New York Arab American Comedy Festival. Kareem directed Bethel Caram & Neil Potter’s new short play Blind Date which was named “Best of the Fest”.


  1. +Ensemble Studio Theatre “MemberFest.” Kareem directed a staged reading of J. Holtham’s new play Manifesto.

  1. +The Oklahoma Quartet: Kareem is re-teaming with award-winning playwright Nathalie Handal to work on a new version of her play about “Arab cowboys”.

  2. +Not So Long Ago: Kareem is collaborating with actress Sarah Nina Hayon on a new play based on the autobiography of Amal Meguid.



Say Something by Sevan Gre
ene: Kareem is thrilled to be working with Rising Circle Theatre Collective for the first time.


The “PlayRise” Salon Series consists of three free summer evenings of food, fun and readings to celebrate the re-imagined works of three talented playwrights of color generated this spring during Rising Circle’s 12-week play development lab: INKtank.


Join us on Saturday, July 31st. Food and wine is served at 6:30pm with the reading of Say Something beginning promptly at 7:30pm.


NYU’s Walker Theatre: 721 Broadway, 5th floor (between Waverly & Washington Place). Clicke HERE for a map.





 

Saturday July 31st , 2010