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Broadway: Cyrano De Bergerac, Dir. David Leveaux. TV: The Grid - TNT, The Sopranos, Law and Order CI, The Education of Max Bickford, Conan O' Brian, Chappelle's Show, One Life To Live, As the World Turns, David Letterman, 60 Minutes, Discovery Channel...  

Alia is the co-writer and one of the stars of this year's hilarious spoof 'Beirut Hills.' Known as the "ethnic kid" at St. Olaf College in Minnesota, Alia has been in numerous commercials such as the Iowa Lotto where she was cast as a Columbian newlywed and in many industrials for companies such as Best Buy, where they cast her as a sassy Italian... 

Jordanian filmmaker, Amin Matalqa, spent almost half his life stuck in Ohio. After a successful business career in the telecommunications industry, he decided to pursue his childhood dream and start over by moving to Los Angeles and making short films while writing feature screenplays and attending the Directing MFA program at the American Film Institute. 

Specializing in sketch and character-driven comedy, Neil and Bethel have written and performed close to a dozen original shows across the country. Other shows include: Legs Wide Shut at the Bank Street Theater, Insomnia at the West Bank Theatre, and Faking It, Again at the HBO Workspace in Los Angeles. Neil and Bethel perform throughout New York City, including NBC's prestigious PSNBC, Carolines on Broadway, Luna Lounge and are contributing writers for US Magazine. 

Born and raised in New York, Eman Ahmed is an Egyptian-American attorney, specializing in employment discrimination. She received her B.A. from St. John's University, Suma Cum Laude, and her J.D. from New York Law School, having served as an editor on Law Review...  

The Black Eyed, New York Theatre Workshop; Girl Blog From Iraq: Baghdad Burning, Barrow Street Theater/Edinburgh Fringe Festival (Stage Theater Award Nomination, Outstanding Ensemble); Dinner Game, New York Arab-American Comedy Festival; Stuff Happens, Public Theater (Drama Desk Award, Outstanding Ensemble); Details of Silence, Symphony Space; "A" Date, New York Arab-American Comedy Festival... 

Masters in Musical Theatre (The Boston Conservatory); BFA in Musical Theatre (The University of Michigan). His one-man show, MUSLIM: the musical!, has been seen regionally.  

Negin (AKA token Iranian) just completed producing/directing the Comedy Central series, The Watch List. She also directed the upcoming feature film, Nerdcore Rising about nerdcore hip hop. As a standup comedian, she has opened for the likes of Al Franken in venues ranging from the Comedy Store in Los Angeles to Town Hall on Broadway... 

Born in Miami and raised by Egyptian parents, Ronnie is a comedian, actor and screenwriter. He has taped for Comedy Central, A&E, and been featured on sketches for Conan O'Brien. He has been in numerous, national comedy festivals, written for Collegehumor.com, and featured on Air America, NPR and BBC. He hopes to one day rule the world. 

Sarah A. Abdallah is a first generation Egyptian-American and is a native New Yorker. During the past few years, she has continued on to earn her Interior Design degree from Parsons School of Design and is currently working in a world-renowned design firm in NYC. She continues to explore different avenues of how one can bridge the issues revolving around the Arab and Arab-American communities through the arts. 

Raised in the bomb shelters of Beirut, Tamar Da Star is a force to be reckoned with. Her bold and brassy personality, which she erected while doing gritty roles in San Francisco theatre, would shy away any drag queen. Credits include: Tony and Tina's Wedding, Live with Pascale and Chantal, Vagina Monologues, Layla's Sahra, Hi Joan! Leila Layla...  

Tracy Francis is an Egyptian-American director and actress. She was recently the assistant director on "The Black Eyed" at New York Theatre Workshop (Off-Broadway). Other directing credits include "A Marraige Proposal" at the Falaki Theatre in Cairo, as well as numerous off-off Broadway and university projects...