It's a Wonderful Christmas-ish Holiday Miracle
Q&A with playwright Marcus Youssef
What inspired you to write this play? Were the characters, or any aspects of the story, drawn from personal experience? Both my wife and I are from blended families that experienced divorce when we were…
Source: Arts Club Theatre Company
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Detailed Show Synopsis (Spoiler Alert)
Act One: As the play opens, Esther, the ghost of a deceased elderly woman, speaks directly to the audience. She relays her views on death and the holiday season while lining up to gain access…
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In Praise of Sufjan Stevens! A Christmas Enthusiast! (or, Holy, Holy, etc.)
At its core, Christmas has a mysterious punchline: the incarnation of God as a Christ-child. This is weird. Consider the details: angel visitations, teenage pregnancy, shotgun wedding, the massacre of the innocents, the wise men…
Source: Vice
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Marcus Youssef accepts the Siminovitch Prize
I am the child of an Egyptian father and Anglo-American mother. As a mixed-race writer who grew up in North America in the 1970’s and 80’s, before mixed-race was an official thing, I believe my…