Quality Cellular

by Alex Riad

During the height of the Great Recession in 2009, an Egyptian-American teenager is forced to work in his divorced parents’ failing cell phone shop the summer before college, coming of age as he sees the troublesome sides of his immigrant father, single mother, and their degenerate employees.

During the height of the Great Recession in 2009, an Egyptian-American teenager is forced to work in his divorced parents’ failing cell phone shop the summer before college, coming of age as he sees the troublesome sides of his immigrant father, single mother, and their degenerate employees.

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Character Information

  • Sam
    17/18
    Egyptian American
    Can be played by:
    • Actor Age
      Teens
    • Actor Race/Ethnic Identity
      Middle Eastern, North African, or Arab American
    • Actor Gender Identity
      Male
  • Louise
    55
    White American
    Can be played by:
    • Actor Age
      50s
    • Actor Race/Ethnic Identity
      White
    • Actor Gender Identity
      Female
  • Nabil
    57
    Egyptian
    Can be played by:
    • Actor Age
      50s
    • Actor Race/Ethnic Identity
      Middle Eastern, North African, or Arab American
    • Actor Gender Identity
      Male
  • Grace
    28
    American of any Race
    Can be played by:
    • Actor Age
      20s
    • Actor Gender Identity
      Female
  • Bruce
    32
    American of any Race
    Can be played by:
    • Actor Age
      30s
    • Actor Gender Identity
      Male
  • Jen
    29
    American of any Race
    Can be played by:
    • Actor Age
      20s
    • Actor Gender Identity
      Female
  • Frank
    59
    White American
    Can be played by:
    • Actor Age
      50s
    • Actor Race/Ethnic Identity
      White
    • Actor Gender Identity
      Male

Development History

  • Reading, The Atlantic Theater Company, 2022
  • Workshop, The Juilliard School, 2022
  • Reading, The Signature Theater, 2021