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Episode Nine: Should Only Middle Eastern American Actors Play Middle Eastern American Roles?

Episode Nine: Should Only Middle Eastern American Actors Play Middle Eastern American Roles?

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On this episode of In-Dialogue, host Jamil Khoury concludes his conversation with friend, colleague, and collaborator Dr. Michael Malek Najjar, Associate Professor of Theatre Arts at The University of Oregon.
 
This is the ninth of nine conversations with Malek exploring the Arab American and Middle Eastern American theatre movements. In this episode they focus on casting and address a question that is sometimes very nuanced, and sometimes abundantly clear “Should only Middle Eastern American actors play Middle Eastern American roles?”  This conversation was recorded on August 23, 2019. 

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