Cairo by the Sea by Alex Riad

Over the course the 2010s and always at a turbulent Christmas at free rental beach house in California, an Egyptian-American family with no connection to their culture and their Egyptian cousins who fled Cairo during the Arab Spring, all struggle to reckon with home, family, and the American dream as they strive for success and figure out if this is really the land of opportunity anymore.
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Character Information

  • John
    22/26/30,
    Egyptian American
    Can be played by:
    • Age: 
      20s, 30s
    • Race/Ethnicity: 
      Middle Eastern, North African, or Arab American
    • Gender: 
      Male
  • Zoe
    16/20/24,
    Egyptian American
    Can be played by:
    • Age: 
      Teens, 20s
    • Race/Ethnicity: 
      Middle Eastern, North African, or Arab American
    • Gender: 
      Female
  • BJ
    62/66/70,
    Egyptian
    Can be played by:
    • Age: 
      60s, 70s+
    • Race/Ethnicity: 
      Middle Eastern, North African, or Arab American
    • Gender: 
      Male
  • Sonya
    40/44/48,
    Egyptian
    Can be played by:
    • Age: 
      40s
    • Race/Ethnicity: 
      Middle Eastern, North African, or Arab American
    • Gender: 
      Female
  • Nadine
    14/18/22,
    Egyptian
    Can be played by:
    • Age: 
      Teens, 20s
    • Race/Ethnicity: 
      Middle Eastern, North African, or Arab American
    • Gender: 
      Female
  • Medhat
    17/21/25,
    Egyptian
    Can be played by:
    • Age: 
      Teens, 20s
    • Race/Ethnicity: 
      Middle Eastern, North African, or Arab American
    • Gender: 
      Male

Development History

  • Workshop
    ,
    The Atlantic Theater Company
    ,
    2023
  • Commission
    ,
    The Atlantic Theater Company
    ,
    2022