EVENT: Domestic Crusaders Staged Reading and Auditions

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AUDITIONS – April 17-18, 2009, Friday and Saturday
STAGED READING – April 19, 2009, Sunday

“The Domestic Crusaders”,
The First Major Muslim-American Play for the Post 9-11 World,
Nuyorican Poets Cafe, NYC – www.domesticcrusaders.com

The Domestic Crusaders makes its New York premiere at the world famous Nuyorican in Fall 2009. Opening 9/11/09 to 10/19/09. Please engage in this historic effort by auditioning or attending the staged reading in NYC.

“The Domestic Crusaders is exactly the sort of theater we need today. The gulf that separates cultures must be bridged and Art is one of our best hopes. I’ll be supporting this all the way.”
– Emma Thompson, Academy Award winning actress and screenwriter

Full press release below.

Dometic_Crusaders_Press_Release.pdf

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