‘Rituals for Signs and Transformations’ by Syrian playwright Saad Allah Wanoos will be performed at the Gerhart Theatre at AUC’s New Campus from Monday, 23 October until 1 November.

The play, written in 1994, examines society in different ways, exploring the uses of power in the political, religious and social realms. By following the stories of several characters in extraordinary circumstances, the play also explores signs and transformations of the human mind.

Director: Effat Yehia

Cast:

Mo'mena/Almasa – Dalia Guindy
Abdulla – Marwan Abdel Moneim
Warda – Sandra Guirgis
Almufti – Khaled Adeeb
Alafsa – Yacoub Masri
Hamid/Father/Alwaly – Adham Yassin
Abbas – Amir El-Agamy
Ezzat – Alaa Arafa
Abdo – Seif Eldine El-Gawakhy
Ibrahim – Mohamed Essam
Semsem – Mohamed Guindy
Othman/Guard 1 – Hassan Aboulrouss
Fatma – Maha Kenawy
Guard 2/Investigator 2 – Marwan Kandil
Investigator – Tamer Hegab

Stage manager: Menna Ellaithy

Assistant stage managers: Adham Haddara and Nada Soliman

Set and light design: Hazem Shebl

Costume design: Jeanne Arnold

Production manager: Yasmine Riad

Props master: Alaa Arafa

Set/light supervisor: Samy Shawky

Set construction: Sameh and Abdel Nabi

Costume construction: Madame Laila

Costume crew: Nour Refaat, Noor Rashad and Ali Attia

Run crew: Amir Maghawri and Mohamed Nagi

Make-up: Nancy El-Shimi

Tickets will be available from Sunday, 16 October, at the box office at AUC in New Cairo and at AUC’s Press Bookstore, AUC Tahrir Square.

Performances will be held on 24, 25, 26, 27, 31 October and 1 November, starting at 7pm; a performance on 29 October will begin at 5pm.

Gerhart Theatre, AUC Center for the Arts

AUC, New Cairo