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His work as a director and playwright have been seen at theatres across the U.S. and Canada. He founded the Middle Eastern American Writers Lab, and created the BIPOC Director Database which can be accessed HERE. To read the American Theatre article about the Database, click HERE.

He's received playwriting commissions from Colt Coeur, Artists Repertory Theatre, and Ensemble Studio Theatre/Sloan. He was awarded the 2022 Woodward/Newman Playwriting Award for American Fast

Kareem is a proud member of SDC.

Kareem Fahmy

Kareem is a Canadian-born, New York-based theatre director, playwright, and screenwriter.

He's received fellowships at MacDowell, Yaddo, Sundance Theatre Lab, the Hermitage Retreat, Stratford Festival, The Old Globe, Oregon Shakespeare Festival (Phil Killian Fellowship), New York Theatre Workshop, Second Stage, and The O'Neill (National Directors Fellowship). He was named a TCG "Rising Leader of Color." 

A DISTINCT SOCIETY at WRITERS THEATRE

JUNE 22 to JULY 23: The Midwest Premiere of A Distinct Society, directed by Kareem Fahmy, at Writers Theatre in Glencoe, IL. 

A Distinct Society Postcard

SANCTUARY CITY at CINCINNATI PLAYHOUSE 

SEPT 18 to OCT 22: Pulitzer Prize Winner Martyna Majok's Sanctuary City at Cincinnati Playhouse in the Park, directed by Kareem Fahmy. Learn more.

The '22-'23 theatre season featured: 

  • World Premieres of three of my plays. 

  • Eight productions of my plays nationwide. 

  • My debut production as a playwright in New York City.

  • My Chicago debut as both director and playwright. 

DODI & DIANA

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


New York City | OCT 1-29, 2022 | World Premiere
COLT COEUR | directed by ADRIENNE CAMPBELL-HOLT

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Portland, OR | JAN 3-29, 2023 | Rolling World Premiere
ARTISTS REPERTORY THEATRE | directed by CHIP MILLER

Bloomington, IN | MAR 2-APR 8, 2023
CONSTELLATION STAGE & SCREEN | directed by REENA DUTT

Pittsburgh, PA | APR 29-MAY 21, 2023 |  Rolling World Premiere
CITY THEATRE | directed by JENNIFER CHANG

Philadelphia, PA | Jun. 2-25, 2023 | Rolling World Premiere
INTERACT THEATRE | directed by SETH ROZIN

A DISTINCT SOCIETY

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


Salt Lake City, UT | JAN 27-FEB 11, 2023 | Co-World Premiere
PIONEER THEATRE | directed by GIOVANNA SARDELLI


Palo Alto, CA | APR 5-30, 2023 | Co-World Premiere
THEATREWORKS SILICON VALLEY | directed by GIOVANNA SARDELLI

Glencoe, IL | JUN 22-JUL 23, 2023 | Midwest Premiere
WRITERS THEATRE | directed by KAREEM FAHMY
 

Dodi & Diana
A husband and wife travel to Paris to commemorate the 25th anniversary of the death of Princess Diana and Dodi Fayed, unearthing an uncanny connection to the star-crossed lovers that will alter the trajectory of their marriage.
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Twenty-one-year-old college basketball sensation Khady Salama makes it to March Madness, only to become a flashpoint of controversy when she lies about observing the Muslim fast while competing in the tournament.
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A sleepy library that straddles the U.S./Canada border becomes an unlikely crucible for five people from around the world when families separated by the “Muslim ban” begin using the library as a meeting place.
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