Details Announced For Noor Theatre's DEAD ARE MY PEOPLE

Noor Theatre is thrilled to announce initial casting for its upcoming workshop production of Dead Are My People, a play with music by Ismail Khalidi (Tennis In Nablus). Obie-Award winning direc

tor Leah C. Gardiner (Born Bad) helms the piece which includes original compositions by Hadi Eldebek (Silk Road Ensemble) and lyrics by Ismail Khalidi and Patrick Lazour (We Live in Cairo). Adam Bakri (Omar) leads the cast, along with Brandon Gill (Bella, An American Tall Tale), Ken Marks (Airline Highway), Sevan K. Greene (Betrayed), Nadine Malouf (Oh My Sweet Land), and Brian O'Neill (Burn After Reading).

The creative team includes music consultant Zane Mark (Motown), musical director Daniel Lazour (We Live in Cairo), and choreographer Samar Haddad King (Yaa Samar! Dance Theatre).

Part of New York Theatre Workshop's 2018-19 Next Door Series, the piece is Noor's first full-length play commission. Dead Are My People will play a limited run at NYTW's Fourth Street Theatre from Sunday, November 4th - Sunday, November 11th with a dark day Monday, November 5. Tickets are $35 and go on sale Wednesday, October 3rd at noon.

Dead Are My People follows Nicola, a young Syrian man who flees to the U.S. from famine-stricken Mount Lebanon during World War I. Once there, he hopes to track down his uncle Tanios, who emigrated West years before. Finding few traces of his kin, Nicola must ultimately navigate the treacherous terrain of the Jim Crow South. Grappling with the legacies of white supremacy, immigration, and assimilation, Dead Are My People is an unexpected and timely journey to the core of the American experience.

Founded in 2010, Noor's mission is to support, develop and produce the work of theatre artists of Middle Eastern descent. Meaning "light" in Arabic and Farsi, Noor aims to illuminate diverse perspectives to foster greater understanding and diversify America's rich theatrical tapestry. Noor is a Company-in-Residence at the award-winning New York Theatre Workshop, which provides artistic and organizational support to further the company's development. www.noortheatre.org.

Visit www.nytw.org/tickets/ starting October 3 at noon to purchase tickets.