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Ramallah by Kayla Karnesky
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Set in 1950s Ramallah, Palestine, the play follows a young woman coming of age as she discovers love, family, independence, and adulthood. Through the everyday lives of Margo and her loved ones around her, the play explores what it means to grow up, fall in love, build a life, and hold onto hope while the world around you is changing. Ramallah is a story about ordinary people trying to live ordinary lives in extraordinary circumstances.
Playwright: Kayla Karnesky
Director: Gloria Imseih Petrelli
Dramaturg: Krystal Ortiz
Stage Directions: Amal Salem
Margo: Joelle Denhof
Aziza: Marielle Issa
Omar: Abbas Salem
Samir: Zakaria Senan
Nadia: Tina El Gamal
Asad: Arash Fakhrabadi
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Nadya Naumaan – Co-Artistic Producer
Joel Willison – Co-Artistic Producer
Amanda Arany – Associate Producer
Kaeli Maeno – Associate Producer
Adam Crawford – The Understudy Co-Owner
Danny Fender – The Understudy Co-Owner
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