About this Event
Play Reading of
Hakawatis
By Hannah Khalil
WHEN: Saturday, December 7th, 2024 at 3:00pm
WHERE: Tenley-Friendship Neighborhood Library ()
PRICE: Free, donations welcome
Join us for a free play reading of Hannah Khalil's critically acclaimed re-imagining of the classic story, 1001 Arabian Nights.
'Hakawati /hakəˈwɑːti/. Noun: Storyteller. From the Arabic terms hekaye meaning story and haki meaning to talk.
A tyrant revenges his wife’s infidelity by wedding, bedding and beheading a new bride every day. Years later, only five brides-in-waiting remain.
These women are unapologetic, and united in their fight to keep themselves – and the whole of womankind – alive. They’ve got other ideas for their future, and it starts with a story…
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Tenley-Friendship Neighborhood Library, 4450 Wisconsin Avenue Northwest, Washington, United States
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