Disgraced
Written by Ayad Akhtar
Narrated by Geoffrey Arend, Behzad Dabu, Emily Swallow and
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Amir has left his Pakistani heritage behind in an attempt to make partner at his corporate law firm, but his wife Emily doesn’t share his negative feelings about Islam - she’s encouraged Amir to help with the case of a controversial imam. When they throw a dinner party for Amir’s colleague Jory and her husband Isaac, the hard truths revealed lead to the unraveling of their carefully constructed lives.
Winner of the 2013 Pulitzer Prize for Drama. An L.A. Theatre Works full-cast production starring:
Geoffrey Arend as Isaac
Behzad Dabu as Abe
Hari Dhillon as Amir
Sameerah Luqmaan-Harris as Jory
Emily Swallow as Emily
Directed by Brian Kite. Recorded live at UCLA’s James Bridges Theater in April 2018.
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