Silk Road Theatre Project’s Al Kasida Staged Reading Series in partnership with the ACLU of Illinois presents Back of the Throat, by Yussef El Guindi, directed by Anna Bahow.
Two government officials pay an Arab-American man, Khalid, a seemingly innocuous visit. What begins as a ‘friendly’ inquiry soon devolves into a chilling, full-blown investigation of Khalid’s presumed ties to terrorists. At times surreal and comic, Back of the Throat examines the way in which facts, evidence and (mis)perceptions are used to distort the truth and how notions of cultural ‘otherness’ impact the relationship between the accusers and the accused.
The staged reading will be followed by a Q & A session with playwright Yussef El Guindi. Reading is Sunday, Jan. 30, 12:30 p.m., Chicago Temple, First United Methodist Church, 77 W. Washington St., 2nd Floor, Dickson Chapel. Free and Open to the Public.
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