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    Threesome

    Yussef El Guindi
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    Play Description

    Leila and Rashid, Egyptian Americans, attempt to solve their relationship issues by inviting a relative stranger into their bedroom to engage in a threesome. What begins as a hilariously awkward evening soon becomes an experience fraught with secrets, raising issues of sexism, possession, and independence.

    Production Info

    Cast: 3 total (1 female, 2 male)
    Full Length Comedy (about 95 minutes)
    Minimal Set Requirements
    Contemporary Costumes
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    Press Quotes

    “Mr. El Guindi’s dialogue snaps and sparkles … Infectious laughter ripples throughout.” —The New York Times

    “Seamlessly melds sexual and political themes until you realize they’re one in the same … A fascinating and unforgettable comedy.” —TheaterMania

    “Whether you see Yussef El Guindi’s THREESOME as a sex play, a feminist play, an Arab-themed play, a geopolitical play, or just a play with genital-gazing opportunity, see it … not because it’s funny (though it certainly is), but because it’s interesting.” —Seattle Weekly

    “A clever comedy of sexual manners encasing a provocative and explosive drama.” —The Seattle Times

    “Playwright El Guindi has built an elaborate, intellectual, and dense treatise, where sex, international politics, and feminism intersect … Make no mistake; this show is worthy of your time and attention.” —The Portland Mercury

    Author(s)

    • Yussef El Guindi

      Born in Egypt, raised in London, and now based in Seattle, Yussef El Guindi’s work frequently examines the collision of ethnicities, cultures, and politics that face Arab-Americans and Muslim Americans. El Guindi holds an MFA in playwriting from Carnegie Mellon University and has worked as resident playwright at Silk Road Theatre Project; literary manager for Golden Thread Productions; and playwright-in-residence at Duke University. He is the recipient of many honors, including the Steinberg/ATCA New Play Award and the 2010 Middle East America Distinguished Playwright Award. El Guindi's most recent productions include THE TALENTED ONES at Artists Repertory Theatre in Portland (Santa Barbara Independent Indy Awards); THREESOME at Portland Center Stage, ACT, and at 59E59 (winner of a Portland Drammy for Best Original Script); PILGRIMS MUSA AND SHERI IN THE NEW WORLD (winner of the Steinberg/American Theater Critics Association's New Play Award in 2012; and the 2011 Gregory Award) also at ACT, and at Center Repertory Company (Walnut Creek, CA) 2013; and LANGUAGE ROOMS (Edgerton Foundation New American Play Award), co-produced by Golden Thread Productions and the Asian American Theater Company in San Francisco; at the Wilma Theater in Philadelphia (premiere), and at the Los Angeles Theater Center. Other productions: OUR ENEMIES: LIVELY SCENES OF LOVE AND COMBAT was produced by Silk Road Theater Project and won the M. Elizabeth Osborn award. His play BACK OF THE THROAT (winner of L.A. Weekly's Excellence in Playwriting Award for 2006), PILGRIMS MUSA AND SHERI IN THE NEW WORLD, JIHAD JONES AND THE KALASHNIKOV BABES, SUCH A BEAUTIFUL VOICE IS SAYEDA and KARIMA’S CITY have been published by Dramatists Play Service. TEN ACROBATS IN AN AMAZING LEAP OF FAITH, COLLABORATOR, THREESOME, and THE TALENTED ONES have been published by Broadway Play Publishing Inc. OUR ENEMIES: LIVELY SCENES OF LOVE AND COMBAT is published in the anthology FOUR ARAB AMERICAN PLAYS published by McFarland Books. In January 2019, Bloomsbury will publish SELECTED WORKS BY YUSSEF EL GUINDI. Currently a Core Company playwright member at ACT in Seattle, 2018.

    Book Information

    PublisherBPPI
    Publication Date5/3/2016
    Pages78
    ISBN9780881456615

    Special Notes

    If original stage producers credits appear in bold below, all licensees are required to include them in the following form on the title page in all programs distributed in connection with performances of the Play and in all advertising in which the full cast appears in size of type not less than ten percent (10%) of the size of the title of the Play:

    The World Premiere of THREESOME was co-produced by Portland Center Stage, Portland, Oregon,
    Chris Coleman, Artistic Director, and ACT Theatre, Seattle, Washington, Kurt Beattie, Artistic Director

    THREESOME was workshopped at JAW, A Playwrights Festival, produced by Portland Center Stage,
    July 2013, Rose Riordan, Associate Artistic Director/JAW Festival Director

    In addition, the following must appear within all programs distributed in connection with performances of the Play:

    Threesome is produced
    by special arrangement with Broadway Play Publishing Inc, NYC
    www.broadwayplaypub.com

    Production Video and Stills

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    THREESOME in production at Portland Center Stage


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    Upcoming and Recent Productions

    Professional


    4/14/2017 – 5/21/2017
    The Other Theatre Co
    Chicago, IL

    Nonprofessional


    1/14/2017 – 2/4/2017
    The Hardes Theatre at Phoenix Theatre
    Phoenix, AZ

    4/8/2016 – 5/7/2016
    Apollinaire Theatre Company
    Chelsea, MA

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