Tariq Hamami

Tariq Hamami’s full length plays include White Picket Fences (Access Theatre ’13),
Spite (Cherry Lane Theatre ’08), Everything Will Be Alright (Horace Mann Theatre ’09,
BMCC ’09 & ’18), & The Town of No One (NY Fringe ’11). His short plays include Queen
Elizabeth of Factory Fifteen (Samuel French OOB Festival '11), Don't Eat Almonds Off a
Dead Guy (Tiny Rhino ’11 & ’13), Final Request (Nylon Fusion ‘17), and The First Line
of Defense (Life As We Know It Festival '07 and again at Manhattan Rep '12). He holds
a BA in Theatre from Kean University and an MFA in Playwriting from Columbia
University. He teaches theatre at The City College of New York and the Borough of
Manhattan Community College.

Tariq Hamami’s full length plays include White Picket Fences (Access Theatre ’13),
Spite (Cherry Lane Theatre ’08), Everything Will Be Alright (Horace Mann Theatre ’09,
BMCC ’09 & ’18), & The Town of No One (NY Fringe ’11). His short plays include Queen
Elizabeth of Factory Fifteen (Samuel French OOB Festival '11), Don't Eat Almonds Off a
Dead Guy (Tiny Rhino ’11 & ’13), Final Request (Nylon Fusion ‘17), and The First Line
of Defense (Life As We Know It Festival '07 and again at Manhattan Rep '12). He holds
a BA in Theatre from Kean University and an MFA in Playwriting from Columbia
University. He teaches theatre at The City College of New York and the Borough of
Manhattan Community College.

Scripts

Smail

by Tariq Hamami

1
Cast Size
6
Genre
docudrama/historic,
drama,
political,
tragedy

Smail is based on the true story of one man’s imprisonment and persecution during the Algerian civil war. Two decades ago and one continent away, the struggles of Smail are not too dissimilar to ours. Smail is a play about being thrust into the politics of now when all you want is to be left alone.

Smail is based on the true story of one man’s imprisonment and persecution during the Algerian civil war. Two decades ago and one continent away, the struggles of Smail are not too dissimilar to ours. Smail is a play about being thrust into the politics of now when all you want is to be left alone.

The One, Percy Ent

by Tariq Hamami

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Cast Size
4
Genre
dark comedy,
drama,
experimental,
fantasy,
political

Evie and Ally are camping in the desert, awaiting the arrival of the richest man in town, Percy Ent. He has promised them a better life, but what they don't know is that his promise comes with a cost. "The One, Percy Ent" explores the themes of wealth inequality and faith-based morality. How much of your soul are you willing to give up in order to lead a better life? Evie and Ally struggle to find the answers to...

Evie and Ally are camping in the desert, awaiting the arrival of the richest man in town, Percy Ent. He has promised them a better life, but what they don't know is that his promise comes with a cost. "The One, Percy Ent" explores the themes of wealth inequality and faith-based morality. How much of your soul are you willing to give up in order to lead a better life? Evie and Ally struggle to find the answers to these questions as they discover nothing is free.

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Spite

by Tariq Hamami

Cast Size
6
Genre
drama

When five strangers are called to a conference in hopes to find the identity of their father, their moral boundaries will be pushed and examined. They are told they are related due to a recently deceased and wealthy man’s sperm donation thirty years ago. Without any immediate family, their father has decided to pass on the inheritance to one of his five children. The only stipulation is that none of them may...

When five strangers are called to a conference in hopes to find the identity of their father, their moral boundaries will be pushed and examined. They are told they are related due to a recently deceased and wealthy man’s sperm donation thirty years ago. Without any immediate family, their father has decided to pass on the inheritance to one of his five children. The only stipulation is that none of them may split the inheritance and none of them may leave before a decision is made. The five must now determine who is in greater need of the inheritance and who will pass up their chance to wealth. Spite examines the true meaning of morality when one’s own identity is pushed to the limits.

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You Only Need it to Work Once

by Tariq Hamami

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Cast Size
1
Genre
dark comedy,
drama

A short one-woman show. Tara works in Times Square dressed as the blue Power Ranger. She had a bad day. She broke her one rule. Tonight, she's going to quit smoking.

A short one-woman show. Tara works in Times Square dressed as the blue Power Ranger. She had a bad day. She broke her one rule. Tonight, she's going to quit smoking.