SHARUM

PRODUCER: UNCOMMON;YOU
CO-PRODUCER: EAT AT THE TABLE THEATER COMPANY
DIRECTED BY: RAY JORDAN ACHAN

ABOUT

SHARUM, written by Mohammad Murtaza and Dena Igusti, is a documentary theatre piece that follows a Muslim family based in Queens, New York. The story follows the wedding of the oldest daughter, Mariam. Throughout the events of the wedding, all 4 of the siblings are forced to come face to face with the reality of their identities, battling the stigmas around mental health, arranged marriages, drug addiction, and queerness. In the midst of this ceremony, these secrets get exposed to each other and the community around them. SHARUM recalls true events in these scenarios that capture the responses of their parents, and the ways it permanently affects their family dynamic.

CREATIVE:

DIRECTOR: RAY JORDAN ACHAN
ASSISTANT DIRECTOR: MOHAMMAD MURTAZA
SET DESIGN: SARAH SHEA
COSTUME DESIGN: GYLANNI CARRINGTON
LIGHTING DESIGN: ESTHER LEE
STAGE MANAGER: ESTHER LEE
ASSISTANT STAGE MANAGER: SABINA MAMEDOVA
MARKETING: DENA IGUSTI