Fouad of Nazareth, by Fouad Dakwar
Photo excerpts from development workshop at Noor Theatre’s Highlight Reading Series, Joe’s Pub at the Public, Berklee NYC Showcase.
Fouad of Nazareth is a new musical, yet to have its world premiere production. Based on a true story, Fouad of Nazareth follows a Palestinian New Yorker at the awkward-crux-of-adolescence as he revisits his birthplace for the first time. Little does he know, the new-old home that awaits him in Nazareth is an Americanized summer camp. Literally campy, this new darkly comedic musical about finding home features an Arabic infused pop-punk score as its title character learns to become Fouad of Nazareth. The show was recently featured on Playbill's Songwriter Series which described Fouad as "a darkly comic pop-punk composer on the rise." Watch an excerpt of Fouad of Nazareth on Playbill here, or an excerpt from Berklee NYC’s Graduate Showcase here.
Director: Sivan Battat | Music Director: Ben Covello
Casts have included: Fouad Dakwar, Saum Seyed, Layan Elwazani, Sahar Milani, Angel Alzeidan, Olivia Abiassi, Ahmad Maksoud.