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Heather Raffo, Lanna Joffrey, Francis Benhamou, Babak Tafti, and Ali Reza Farahnakian; photo by Joan Marcus

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Ali Reza Farahnakian, Francis Benhamou, Babak Tafti, Tala Ashe, and Heather Raffo; photo by Joan Marcus

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Babak Tafti, Lanna Joffrey, and Ramsey Faragallah; photo by Joan Marcus

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Ali Reza Farahnakian and Babak Tafti; photo by Joan Marcus

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Lanna Joffrey, Tala Ashe, and Francis Benhamou; photo by Joan Marcus

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Zayd Dohrn photo by Zack DeZon

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The Profane


Peter Jay Sharp Theater


Written by Zayd Dohrn
Directed by Kip Fagan

World Premiere
2016 Horton Foote Prize winner

Safe in the liberal fortress of Manhattan, Raif Almedin is a first-generation immigrant who prides himself on his modern, enlightened views. But when his daughter falls for the son of a conservative Muslim family in White Plains, he discovers the threshold of his tolerance. In Zayd Dohrn’s sharp and timely tale, two families are forced to confront each other’s religious beliefs and cultural traditions, and to face their own deep-seated prejudice.

There will be a talkback after many performances of The Profane, featuring various members of the cast and Playwrights staff. View the Calendar + Info for talkback dates.

Creative Team
Takeshi Kata
Scenic Design
Jessica Pabst
Costume Design
Matt Frey
Lighting Design
Brandon Wolcott
Sound Design
Shane Schnetzler
Production Stage Manager

 Design Team Bios

The Profane is the recipient of an Edgerton Foundation New Play Award.

 

Reviews
  • “An eloquent, frequently comic new drama. It simply does one of the things theater does best: It gets us thinking about how to be human together.”

    — Laura Collins-Hughes, The New York Times