The Who & The What
by Ayad Akhtar

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Synopsis

The Pulitzer prize-winning author of Disgraced explores the conflict that erupts within a Muslim family in Atlanta when an independent-minded daughter writes a provocative novel that offends her more conservative father and sister.

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.

With humor and ferocity, Akhtar's incisive new drama about love, art, and religion examines the chasm between our traditions and our contemporary lives.

Performance

Cast

A small cast size of 4 total roles, 2 female and 2 male roles.

Publication

Year Published
2015
ISBN 10
0822232529
ISBN 13
9780822232520
Binding
Paperback
Print Length
53 pages
Language
English
Print
The Who & The What is a American religious play written by and published by Dramatists Play Service in 2015. The print edition has an ISBN-13 of 9780822232520 and an ISBN-10 of 0822232529.
Digital
ePlay digital editions are available on Amazon Kindle.

Rating

3.9 out of 5

from 219 ratings and 20 reviews

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