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.

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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Cairo by the Sea

Character Information

  • Medhat
    Character Age
    17/21/25
    Character Race/Ethnic Identity
    Egyptian
  • John
    Character Age
    22/26/30
    Character Race/Ethnic Identity
    Egyptian American
  • Zoe
    Character Age
    16/20/24
    Character Race/Ethnic Identity
    Egyptian American
  • BJ
    Character Age
    62/66/70
    Character Race/Ethnic Identity
    Egyptian
  • Sonya
    Character Age
    40/44/48
    Character Race/Ethnic Identity
    Egyptian
  • Nadine
    Character Age
    14/18/22
    Character Race/Ethnic Identity
    Egyptian

Development History

  • Type Workshop, Organization The Atlantic Theater Company, Year 2023
  • Type Commission, Organization The Atlantic Theater Company, Year 2022