Theatrical Play
The Green Line explores intergenerational memory through the lens of four queer relationships in Beirut, Lebanon. Two women fall in love under the tumult of war while two men meet for the first time in the hidden recesses of the queer night life. At its heart, The Green Line is a contemplation of the way memories are inherited or erased from our lineages.
***WINNER OF THE 2022 BETTY MITCHELL AWARD FOR OUTSTANDING NEW PLAY***
***WINNER OF THE 2022 BETTY MITCHELL AWARD FOR OUTSTANDING SUPPORTING PERFORMER - FILSAN DUALEH***
NOMINATED FOR THE 2022 BETTY MITCHELL AWARD FOR OUTSTANDING PRODUCTION
NOMINATED FOR THE 2022 BETTY MITCHELL AWARD FOR OUTSTANDING DIRECTION - JENNA RODGERS
World Premiere Production with Downstage Theatre and Chromatic Theatre (2022)
The Green Line will have its world premiere production, co-produced by Downstage and Chromatic Theatre, in Calgary, AB, at the Arts Common in the Big Secret Theatre in March 2021.
DIRECTOR: Jenna Rodgers
ASSISTANT DIRECTOR: Jesse Del Fierro
STAGE MANAGER: Donna Sharpe
CAST: Sepidar Yeganeh Farid, Filsan Dualeh, Ryan Abdullah Hooper, and Makram Ayache
DRAMATURG: Evan Medd
PRODUCTION DESIGN: Alia Shabab
POSTER DESIGN: Sam Mendoza
LIGHT DESIGN: Ajay Badoni
SOUND DESIGN: Chris Austman
COSTUME DESIGN: Jordan Wieben
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EDMONTON FRINGE FESTIVAL (August 2019)
In August 2019, The Green Line had it's first fully mounted development production at the Edmonton International Fringe Theatre Festival. Here is the team:
DIRECTOR: Desirée Leverenz
CAST: Navtej Sandhu, Liana Bdéwi, Maher Sinno, and Makram Ayache
STAGE MANAGER: Roxanne Côté
PRODUCTION DESIGN: Sofia Lukie
SOUND DESIGN: Chris Pereira
POSTER DESIGN: Skye Oleson-Cormack
4.5/5 Stars! "Ayache, in the dual roles of Naseeb and Rami, leads a fine crew of actors through a vortex of memory, desire, and ever-shifting time, the characters looking for rebirth and change" - Tom Murray, Edmonton Journal
"...an affecting, well-written piece by Edmonton playwright Makram Ayache (last year's stellar Harun) that travels to a surprisingly wide vareity of places over 75 compelling minutes." - Alan Kellog, 12thnight Blog
"...fashioned a strong national cast of Navtej Sandhu, Liana Bdewi, Maher Sinno, and Ayache, who acts as well as he writes. Kudos also accrue to the rest of the team including director Desiree Leverenz, who keeps things moving briskly (and thoughtfully) throughout." - Alan Kellog, 12thnight Blog
"This is a universal, first-class production more than worthy of your attention." - Alan Kellog, 12thnight Blog
THE RHUBARB FESTIVAL - TORONTO (February 2019)
In February 2019, The Green Line had two developmental showings supported by Buddies in Bad Times' Rhubarb Festival and as a part of York University's Master of Fine Arts in Theatre (Performance/Creation) program. The following team was brought together:
DIRECTOR: Makram Ayache
CAST: Yousef Kadoura, Laith Al-Kinani, Sukaina Ibraheem, and Rayan Jamal
STAGE MANAGER: Madeleline Monteleone
ASSISTANT STAGE MANAGER: Madison Robinson
PRODUCTION DESIGN: Makram Ayache
POSTER DESIGN: Skye Oleson-Cormack