FROM THE ARTISTIC LEADERSHIP OF MARIN THEATRE COMPANY Welcome back to Marin Theatre Company and the World Premiere of Yussef El Guindi’s Hotter Than Egypt. We are honored to be co-producing this amazing new play with Seattle’s A Contemporary Theatre and grateful for their partnership and generosity in what has been an abundant pooling of resources to give this play the life it deserves in two wonderfully distinct communities. When we began the search for our first Associate Artistic Director, I knew that I wanted to give that artist the chance to introduce themselves to our community by selecting a play to be presented in our season. I can think of no better way to begin a conversation with an artist than to invite them to show you work that they champion. And so I’m delighted to finally, after a few delays, introduce you to our new Associate Artistic Director Nakissa Etemad.
Jasson Minadakis, Artistic Director
The day has finally arrived! I am elated to bring Yussef’s voice and newest work to the Marin Theatre Company community, and to continue the life of this world premiere process by co-producing in partnership with John Langs and A Contemporary Theatre. Hotter Than Egypt is full of heart and humor, truth and pathos, and I fell for it within three pages of reading it. I had only worked at MTC once—on Noura in December of 2019—and felt even back then that MTC was the perfect home for the play. Having known Yussef for years as a fellow Resident Artist of Golden Thread, I had the gift of being his dramaturg for the first time on this play at the 2020 Colorado New Play Summit in February 2020. Attending the Summit was John Langs, Yussef’s director for a recent world premiere and Artistic Director of A Contemporary
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