Cleveland Public Theatre & Masrah Cleveland Al-Arabi مسرح كليفلاند العربي Present وبعدها التقينا And Then We Met…<https://www.cptonline.org/performances/seasons/2019-2020/%d9%88%d8%a8%d8%b9%d8%af%d9%87%d8%a7-%d8%a5%d9%84%d8%aa%d9%82%d9%8a%d9%86%d8%a7-and-then-we-met/> Created by the ensemble members of Masrah Cleveland Al-Arabi مسرح كليفلاند العربي with Raymond Bobgan & Faye Hargate Directed by Raymond Bobgan & Faye Hargate FEBRUARY 13 – 16 On Thursday, Friday, and Saturday, doors open at 6:45pm and the show begins promptly at 7:30pm. On Sunday, doors open at 2:15pm, and the show begins promptly at 3:00pm. Four strangers from remarkably different backgrounds come together and their lives are changed. وبعدها التقينا And Then We Met… celebrates the power of overcoming prejudice and the struggle to balance responsibilities to family, country, religion, and to ourselves. Performing their own personal stories, Masrah Cleveland Al-Arabi مسرح كليفلاند العربي is a Cleveland Public Theatre program created by, for, and with Arabic-speaking communities. The ensemble of artists is open to all people who share a heritage from Arabic-speaking cultures and a curiosity and passion for theatre. This play is bilingual, presented in English and Arabic with subtitles. ENSEMBLE Abbas Alhilali, Ebaa Boudiab, Issam Boudiab, Jamal Julia Boudiab, Hussein Ghareeb, Amro Handousa, Ahmed Kadous, Omar Kurdi, Shirien Muntaser, Haneen Yehya, Ahlem Zaaeed with additional contributions by Hana El Badawi CREATIVE PRODUCTION TEAM Raymond Bobgan – Producer Faye Hargate – Line Producer Marissa Green – Stage Manager Alison Garrigan – Costume Designer Hussein Ghareeb – Scenic Designer Nisrine Khazaal – Board Operator / Translation Consultant Jeremy Paul – Lighting Designer ADVISORY COMMITTEE Jamila Alhaib, Abbas Alhilali, Prof. Alia Almashni, Pierre Bejjani, Ebaa Boudiab, Issam Boudiab, Jamal Julia Boudiab, Hon. Joe Cimperman, Irene Farah, Dr. Michel Farah, Hussein Ghareeb, Prof. Ahmad Hamo, Dr. Wael Khoury, Alma Khoury Korkor, Abdelghani Kitab, George Koussa, Omar Kurdi, Rebecca Mayhew, Dr. Widad Mousa, Shirien Muntaser, Dr. Abed el-Rahman Tayyara, Ruth Tracy, Manar Yared, Haneen Yehya, Nazek El Halabi Yehya, Isam Zaiem Tickets: $12-18 6415 Detroit Avenue, Cleveland OH 44102 CPT is located in the heart of the Gordon Square Arts District. Tickets available at www.cptonline.org<http://www.cptonline.org> or CPT Box Office (216) 631-2727 ext. 501. Caitlin Lewins she / her / hers Director of Audience Engagement & Media Relations Cleveland Public Theatre 6415 Detroit Ave Cleveland OH, 44102 (216) 631-2727 x211