The creators and members of the cast of We Live in Cairo come together for an evening of songs from the musical and testimonies in response to both the Arab Spring and the current political situation in Egypt.
Tahrir Is Now will be staged by Taibi Magar and feature performers from the Magar-helmed 2019 A.R.T. premiere production of We Live in Cairo by Daniel Lazour and Patrick Lazour. We Live in Cairo was inspired by the young Egyptians who took to the streets in 2011 to overthrow President Hosni Mubarak.
Performers include:
- Layan Elwazani
- Daniel Lazour
- Patrick Lazour
- Dana Saleh Omar
- Gil Perez-Abraham
- Lama El Homaïssi
Tahrir Is Now will also be performed at The Public Theater’s Joe’s Pub on December 9.
