Undesirable Elements/Dearborn
About the Production
In this interview-based production, six Arab American women shed light on the history and future of Dearborn, Michigan, home to one of the largest and oldest Arab American communities in the country. Undesirable Elements/Dearborn explores issues of identity, immigration, assimilation, racism, and the impact of Islamophobia in Dearborn.
Production Team And Cast
Directed by
Sara Zatz and Sherrine Azab
Written by
Sara Zatz and Sherrine Azab, in collaboration with the performers
Lighting Design
Chantel Gaidica
Sound Design
Kris Truzzi
Projection Design
Jake Hooker
Stage Manager
Jessie Balaka
Cast
Salam Aboulhassan; Rasha Ahmed Almulaiki; Shahad Atiya; Mary Kamal Gagnon; Layla Elabed; Nuzmeya Bader Elder, PhD
Performance History
Premiere
Arab American National Museum, Dearborn, Michigan (2018)
Partners
Arab American National Museum
Funders
This production was supported by the Building Bridges Program, the grant-making arm of the Doris Duke Foundation for Islamic Art, which is an extension of the Doris Duke Charitable Foundation.
