Photo Coverage: New York Theatre Workshop Celebrates Opening Night of AN ORDINARY MUSLIM

New York Theatre Workshop (NYTW) presents the World Premiere of An Ordinary Muslim, by NYTW Usual Suspect and 2017-18 Tow Foundation Playwright-in-Residence Hammaad Chaudry (Salaam, Mr. Bush), directed by NYTW Usual Suspect and Obie Award winner Jo Bonney (The Body of An American). Previews for An Ordinary Muslim began on February 7, 2018 with an opening last night at New York Theatre Workshop (79 E. 4th Street New York, NY 10003), now playing through March 25, 2018.

Balancing the high expectations of the previous generation, the doctrines of their Muslim community, and the demands of secular Western culture, Azeem Bhatti and his wife Saima struggle to straddle the gap between their Pakistani heritage and their British upbringing. Making his professional debut, playwright Hammaad Chaudryexplores what it means to be An Ordinary Muslim. Obie Award winner Jo Bonneydirects.

The cast for An Ordinary Muslim includes Purva Bedi (Idiot) as "Saima Khan," Ranjit Chowdhry (Rafta, Rafta) as "Akeel Bhatti," AngelDesai (PEER GYNT & the Norwegian Hapa Band) as "Javeria Bhatti-Mirza," Sanjit De Silva (Troilus and Cressida) as "Azeem Bhatti," Andrew Hovelson (The Father) as "David Adkins," Harsh Nayyar (Chief Zabu) as "Imran Jameel," Sathya Sridharan (The Winter's Tale) as "Hamza Jameel," and Rita Wolf(The Rug Dealer) as "Malika Bhatti."

AN ORDINARY MUSLIM features scenic design by Neil Patel (Time and the Conways), costume design by Susan Hilferty (Buried Child), lighting design by Lap Chi Chu (The Wolves), sound design by Elisheba Ittoop (Stuffed), and fight direction by Thomas Schall(Six Degrees of Separation).Dawn-Elin Fraser (Sojourners/Her Portmanteau) serves as dialect coach, with Stage Management by Lori Ann Zepp (Daphne's Dive).

Photo Credit: Linda Lenzi