The one-woman play “Unveiled” will present the story of Muslims living in a post-9/11 world.
Actor Rohina Malik will explore racism, love and Islamic culture as five Muslim women serve tea and uncover what lies beneath their veils.
“We are all really the same” is Malik’s message. The character Inez projects how problems are not just Muslim-based or Arab-based, but how every American is an American and civil liberties must be protected.
Malik is a Chicago-based playwright, actress and solo performance artist. She was born and raised in London, England, and is of South Asian heritage. She is a resident playwright at Chicago Dramatists, an artistic associate at the 16th Street Theater, and was one of the four writers in the inaugural group of the Goodman Theatre’s Playwrights Unit.
“Unveiled” had its world premiere in May 2009 at the 16th Street Theater, directed by Ann Filmer. It received a second production at Victory Gardens Theater, Chicago; a third production at Next Theatre, Evanston, Ill.; a fourth production at Brava Theater, San Francisco; and a fifth production at Crossroads Theatre, New Brunswick.
“Unveiled” is presented by American Muslim Consumers and cohosted by the Princeton University Muslim Life Program in the Office of Religious Life.
The show will be performed 2-5 p.m. Sept. 29 at Richardson Auditorium in Alexander Hall, Princeton University, 68 Nassau St., Princeton.
General-admission tickets are $25 per person. There are a limited number of four-pack group tickets for $80. Admission is free for Princeton University ID holders.
Children under 6 will not be admitted.
Tickets can be picked up at the Richardson Auditorium box office.