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Author
Born in Egypt, raised in London, and now based in Seattle, Yussef El Guindi’s work frequently examines the collision of ethnicities, cultures, and politics that face Arab-Americans and Muslim Americans. El Guindi holds an MFA in playwriting from Carnegie Mellon University and has worked as resident playwright at Silk Road Theatre Project; literary manager for Golden Thread Productions; and playwright-in-residence at Duke University. He is the recipient of many honors, including the Steinberg/ATCA New Play Award and the Middle East America Distinguished Playwright Award. El Guindi&#;s most recent productions include THE TALENTED ONES at Artists Repertory Theatre in Portland (Santa Barbara Independent Indy Awards); THREESOME at Portland Center Stage, ACT, and at 59E59 (winner of a Portland Drammy for Best Original Script); PILGRIMS MUSA AND SHERI IN THE NEW WORLD (winner of the Steinberg/American Theater Critics Association&#;s New Play Award in ; and the Gregory Award) also at ACT, and at Center Repertory Company (Walnut Creek, CA) ; and LANGUAGE ROOMS (Edgerton Foundation New American Play Award), co-produced by Golden Thread Productions and the Asian American Theater Company in San Francisco; at the Wilma Theater in Philadelphia (premiere), and at the Lo
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Yussef El Guindi
Egyptian-American playwright (born )
Yussef El Guindi (Arabic: يوسف الجندى[ˈjuːsefelˈɡendi]; born ) is an Egyptian-Americanplaywright. He writes full-length, one-act, and adapted plays on Arab-Muslim experience in the United States. He is best known for his play Back of the Throat and has been called "the most talented Arab American writer of political plays."[1][2][3][4][5][6][7][8][9][10][11]
Background
[edit]Yussef El Guindi was born in in Egypt. His grandfather was director Zaki Toleimat, grandmother actress Rose al Yusuf, and his uncle writer Ihsan Abdel Koudous. At the age of three, he moved to London and received schooling in the UK and France. In , he received a BA degree from the American University in Cairo. In , he moved to the United States and received an MFA from Carnegie Mellon University. He then moved to Seattle, Washington, where in he became a US citizen.[1][2][3][4][5][6][7][8][9][11]
Career
[edit]El Guindi became associated with Chicago's "Silk Road Theatre Project" (now Silk Road Rising), which produced thr