Visiting Director, Witch
Sharifa Yazmeen (she/her) is a trans Arab-American director, actor, and playwright. She has completed directing fellowships with The Drama League, Actors Theatre of Louisville, Manhattan Theatre Club, Geva Theatre, and was a Eugene O鈥橬eill national directing fellow. Yasmin鈥檚 playwriting focuses on the intersection of Queer and Arab identities. Her plays have been published in Overheard, a collection of monologues by and for TNB2S+ artist, and The Methuen Drama Book of Trans Plays.
Her play Close to Home was distinguished by the American Theatre Wing at the annual Antoinette Gala, and was recently included on the 2023 Kilroy鈥檚 list. Yazmeen was also honored as the inaugural recipient of the SCDF Barbara Whitman Award in 2021, and holds a MFA in Directing from Brown/Trinity Rep.