Kareem Fahmy

It starts with a disappearance. One of a tight-knit group, the enigmatic illegal refugee Moose, vanishes without a trace. Was he arrested? Has he fled? Investigating the mystery will drive a wedge between his friends, who aren't all equally able, or willing to, unearth the dark truth. "Fountains of Youth" is a time-shifting thriller of five lives transformed by one event.

August, 2022, l’Hôtel Ritz Paris: Jason and Samira are staying at the same hotel where Princess Diana and Dodi Fayed spent some of their last moments alive. Believing themselves to be the “astrological doubles” of Diana and Dodi, the couple lock themselves in their hotel room awaiting “the convergence:” the 25th anniversary of the car crash that shocked the world. Over three manic days, Jason and Samira unearth an uncanny connection to the star-crossed lovers that will alter the trajectory of their marriage.

Twenty-one-year-old college basketball sensation Khady Salama makes it to March Madness, only to become a flashpoint of controversy when she lies about observing the Muslim fast while competing in the tournament.

Nothing much ever happens in the sleepy Haskell Free Library that straddles the border of Vermont and Quebec. But when an Iranian father and daughter, separated by the “Muslim ban,” begin using the library as a meeting place, the French-Canadian librarian, an American border patrol agent, and a local teenager find their quiet lives suddenly full of excitement and consequence. Inspired by true events, A DISTINCT SOCIETY is a touching and funny play about the many things—family, food, art, love, and politics—that can either divide or unite us.

Based on the novel that became an international sensation, 'The Yacoubian Building' is set in Cairo, chronicling the lives of Egyptians of different religions, sexual orientations, and class backgrounds. The titular apartment block becomes a microcosm of an Egypt infested with corruption, discrimination, and despair. A love letter to the Middle East, the play conjures an Egypt before the Arab Spring, still on the brink of change, deeply divided but full of hope.

Trapped in a prison, a group of gay men conjure the fantastical stories of Sindbad the Sailor as they await their uncertain future. Drawn both from interviews conducted with members of the LGBTQ community in Egypt and mythic stories of survival and bravery, 'The Triumphant' is about the resilience of the human spirit even in the face of the greatest adversities.

When Mal, an Egyptian-American personal trainer, and Adam, a Jewish investment banker, match on an online dating service, they form an immediate and intense bond. From the initial blush of flirtation, they gradually spiral into mistrust, secrecy and pain. Real-world and online identities become confused until nothing is what it seems. PAREIDOLIA is a darkly comic and terrifying look at intimacy, connection, and disconnection in the modern age.

Set in the midst of the Arab Spring and the world financial meltdown, THE IN-BETWEEN is a tense supernatural thriller about the oppositions that define our existence. When Nabil, an Egyptian revolutionary fleeing Cairo during the 2011 uprising, arrives in New York to stay with his American-born cousin Fatima, he is carrying with him a terrible and ancient secret. Fatima’s roommates, Parker and Benjamin, are a couple who have reached a threshold in their burgeoning relationship. Epsa, a young Muslim woman from Macedonia, gets drawn into Nabil’s inner turmoil. All five of these individuals become embroiled in the eternal conflict between light and dark where humankind is caught perilously in the middle.