The Day Naguib Mahfouz Was Stabbed In The Neck And Almost Died (a.k.a. The Selkie Play)

by Denmo Ibrahim

Her father was a fisherman. Her mother was a fish. Raheem, a young Irish-Egyptian woman of mixed heritage is in culinary school in Brooklyn and discovers an underwater abyss she must traverse to discover her true origin.

Her father was a fisherman. Her mother was a fish. Raheem, a young Irish-Egyptian woman of mixed heritage is in culinary school in Brooklyn and discovers an underwater abyss she must traverse to discover her true origin.

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The Day Naguib Mahfouz Was Stabbed In The Neck And Almost Died (a.k.a. The Selkie Play)

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Raheem: Egyptian American woman, mixed, 30s.
Naru: Raheem’s mother, Selkie, 30s.
 *A digital character.
Woman #1: Tante: Raheem’s aunt, immigrant, 60s; Empress: Ruler of Underworld, Selkie
Woman #2: Bridg: Mixed Race, 20s; Zarik: Naru’s best friend, Selkie, 30s.
Yusef: Raheem’s father, Egyptian, immigrant, 30s & 60s.
Man #1: Chef: Italian, an immigrant, 40s; Diver: An Aussie
Man #2: Finn: 20s; Kweenie: A merman/drag queen; Navigator: An Aussie

Development History

  • Commission, Crowded Fire Theater Company, 2019

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