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Ayad Akhtar

AYAD AKHTAR

  (1970 - )
Nationality:    USA
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Literary Agent:    Creative Artists Agency NY  represented by Chris Till

Ayad Akhtar, born 28 Oct 1970, was born in New York City and raised in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. He is the author of American Dervish, published in 25 languages worldwide and a 2012 Best Book of the Year at Kirkus Reviews, Toronto's Globe and Mail, Shelf-Awareness, and O (Oprah) Magazine. He is also a playwright and screenwriter. His stage play Disgraced played at New York's Lincoln Center Theater in 2012, and will be premiering at the Bush Theater in London in May 2013. Disgraced won the 2013 Pulitzer Prize for Drama. As a screenwriter, he was nominated for an Independent Spirit Award for Best Screenplay for the War Within. He has received commissions from Lincoln Center and the Oregon Shakespeare Festival. He is a graduate of Brown and Columbia Universities with degrees in Theater and Film Directing.

Research:    Member of the Dramatists Guild of America

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         Disgraced         Invisible Hand, The         Who & the What, The

Disgraced

Disgraced
New York. Today. Corporate lawyer Amir Kapoor is happy, in love, and about to land the biggest career promotion of his life. But beneath the veneer, success has come at a price. When Amir and his artist wife, emily, host an intimate dinner party at their Upper east Side apartment, what starts out as a friendly conversation soon escalates into something far more damaging.

Notes:
winner of the 2013 Pulitzer Prize for Drama

1st Produced:
American Theater Company In Chicago    Jan 2012

Organisations:
Lincoln Center Theater

1st Published:
Methuen Drama, London (2013)>>>
Dramatists Play Service, Inc. NY (2015)   978-1472532091

Music:
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Genre:
90 min one act

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Male:  3            Female:  2            Other:  -

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Invisible Hand, The

Synopsis:
n remote Pakistan, Nick Bright awaits his fate. A highly successful player at a major investment bank, Nick is kidnapped by an Islamic militant group, but with no one negotiating for his release, the prisoner must take matters into his own hands. Full of questionable alliances and moral bargaining, this world premiere is a chilling examination of how far we will go to survive and the consequences of the choices we make.

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1st Produced:
Repertory Theater Of St Louis    Mar 2012

Organisations:
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1st Published:
Dramatists Play Service, Inc. NY (2015)   978-0-8222-3330-5

Music:
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Play/Drama

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Who & the What, The

Synopsis:
Zarina has a bone to pick with the place of women in her Muslim faith, and she's been writing a book about the Prophet Muhammad that aims to set the record straight. When her traditional Father and sister discover the manuscript, it threatens to tear her family apart. A comedic drama about love, art and religion, the Who & the What examines the chasm between our traditions and our contemporary lives.

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1st Produced:
La Jolla Playhouse    Feb 2014

Organisations:
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1st Published:
Dramatists Play Service, Inc. NY (2015)   978-0-8222-3252-0

Music:
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Genre:
Play/Drama

Parts:
Male:  -            Female:  -            Other:  -

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