People of The Book – by Yussef El Guindi

Yussef El-Guindi is one of the most talented playwrights in the country today, and he happens to live in Seattle. He earned a Stranger Genius Award in 2015, shortly after the premiere of his play Threesome, about an Egyptian American couple who set out to spice up their sex life by inviting an absolute doofus of a white guy into their bedroom.  El Guindi’s new play, People of the Book, involves more sexual jealousy across cultural traditions, as well as a soldier-turned-writer whose massive success with a memoir inspires jealousy from some old high school friends. – Stranger

People of the Book is a very personal play that speaks to much larger national themes.  It’s a gripping drama that is inspired by Euripedes’ Medea and crackles with the kind of contemporary wit that we have come to love about Yussef’s writing.  – Director, John Langs

Please check the Act Theatre’s website for details regarding showtimes and ticket prices.