American dramatist
Rohina Malik |
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Photograph of Rohina Malik after her play Unveiled in Berwyn, IL |
| Born | London, England |
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| Occupation | Playwright, Solo Performer, Educator |
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| Nationality | American |
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| Period | present |
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| Notable works | Unveiled, Yasmina's Necklace, The Mecca Tales
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Rohina Malik is a British-born American playwright, actress, speaker, story teller and educator of South Asian descent. She is also the artistic director for Medina Theater Collective.
Biography
She was born and raised in London, England, where she showed great interest in theatre and drama. Her father is Pakistani while her mother is Indian.[1] She attended Brentford School for Girls in Hounslow, London where her interest in theater was developed.[2] At the age of 15, she migrated to Chicago with her family and attended Niles North High School in Skokie, Illinois, where she wrote and performed in several theatrical plays. [3]
She went to DePaul University completing a degree in Bachelor of Arts in Comparative Religions and is a certified Montessori teacher.
Her career in playwrighting and performance arts started in after taking a class on writing a one-person play with Tekki Lominicki in April During the same class, she started writing her much-acclaimed play Unveiled. She was offered at the end of the class to perform a sample of her play in the Fillet of Solo Festival at Live Bait Theater in July The next year, Unveiled had its world premiere at the 16th Street Theater, directed by Ann Filmer. Malik was offered a one-year residency at The Goodman Theater, in the inaugural group of The Goodman's Playwrights Unit.
Since , Malik regularly performs her play Unveiled in universities, churches, synagogues, interfaith and other places of worship to open up discussion about hate crimes, identity, tolerance and discrimination.[4][5][6]
She has also participated as a keynote speaker at several conferences throughout North America including at a TedX and CueBall event.
Full productions
Unveiled
- June - Regional Premiere performed at Watch Tower Theater[7] Addison TX
- February - "Unveiled" performed at Greater Boston Stage Company[8]
- January - "Unveiled" Performed at New Repertory Theatre as part of Season [9]
- June/July - South Africa Premiere of "Unveiled" "[1]" at National Arts Festival, Grahamstone & "[2]" Festival, Johannesburg performed by Gulshan Mia
- June - New York Premiere of "Unveiled" at Voyage Theater Company [10]
- September - "Unveiled" performed at Edison Theatre as part of the Ovations Series[11]
- April - "Unveiled" performed at Crossroads Theater Company, NJ[12]
- - Theater Project Baltimore
- Sept - Fourth Production of "Unveiled" at Brava Theater, San Francisco, CA [13]
- - Third Production of "Unveiled" at Next Theater Company in Evanston, IL
- March - Chicago Premiere of "Unveiled" at Victory Gardens Theater [14]
- May/June - "Unveiled" was extended for an additional month at 16th Street Theater in Berwyn, IL
- April/May – World Premiere of "Unveiled" at 16th Street Theater in Berwyn, IL
Yasmina's Necklace
- September - New Jersey Premiere "Yasmina's Necklace" at Premiere Stages at Bauer Boucher Theatre Center [15]
- October - Chicago Premiere of "Yasmina's Necklace" at Goodman Theater (October/November )[16]
- January - St. Louis Premiere of "Yasmina's Necklace" at Mustard Seed Theater Jan/Feb
- January - World Premiere of "Yasmina's Necklace" at 16th Street Theater in Berwyn, IL
The Mecca Tales
- November - "Mecca Tales" at Crossroads Theater, NJ[17]
- October - "Mecca Tales" at Voyage Theater, New York[18]
- October - Chicago Dramatists announces the World Premiere of "The Mecca Tales" in March/April [19]
The Hijabis
April - Hope College
March - “The Hijabis” at George Fox University, Oregon [20]
February - World Premiere of “The Hijabis” at Carroll College, Montana[21]
Nomination and awards
Career highlights
- July - Commissioned by Big Bridge Theatre Consortium (BBTC) to be produced in [26]
- December - Speaker at a Ted X Chicago event, "Power of the Pen" Chicago USA
- Spring - Alice Kaplan Institute for the Humanities Artist in Residence, Northwestern University, USA
- September - Accepted as an artistic affiliate at American Blues Theater, Chicago IL
- March - Commissioned by The Hypocrites to develop new play inspired by Syrian musician responses to the refugee crisis.[27]
- September – – Accepted as one of the 4 new additions to Chicago Dramatist's resident playwrights[28]
- January - Accepted as an artistic associate at Voyage Theater Company, New York, NY
- November/December – Collaborated with Tanya Saracho and Elizabeth Berg in "Our Holiday Stories" which was produced by 16th Street Theater, Berwyn IL
- May – Playwright Unit Series; "The Mecca Tales", Goodman Theatre commission in Chicago, IL
- /11 – Accepted as one of the four playwrights in the inaugural Playwrights Unit at Goodman Theatre in Chicago, IL
- – Accepted as an artistic associate at 16th Street Theater, Berwyn IL
- December – New Stage Series; "Yasmina's Necklace" Goodman Theatre in Chicago, IL
- August – Workshopped her play "Unveiled" with Rivendale Theatre
- July – Performed sample of "Unveiled" at the Filet of Solo Festival
Selected works
Publications
Other activities
She was requested to provide video based inspirational reflections for 30 Good Minutes (a weekly multifaith program on WTTW (Channel 11)) PBS in Chicago. Her reflections will be shown throughout as part of the weekly program.
She has performed her play "Unveiled" at various interfaith events, high schools and universities for example Princeton, Yale, University of Chicago, Brigham Young University, University of Oklahoma, Columbia University, Harvard University, University of Illinois, Stanford University.
She gave the keynote address at Dartmouth College for MLK Event in Jan [29]
References
- ^Rohina Malik brings ‘Unveiled’ to Edison Sept. 27
- ^"Yasmina's Necklace". . Retrieved 23 September
- ^Brachear, Manya A (19 May ). "Muslim playwright, actress returns to high school stage for one-woman show". Chicago Tribune.
- ^Fink, Community Contributor Ann. "The Critically-Acclaimed "Unveiled: A One Woman Play by Rohina Malik" Returns to the MAC for One Day only, Oct. 15". . Retrieved 25 November
- ^"Lied Center reveals season lineup". . 7 May Retrieved 25 November
- ^"Unveiled: A one woman play - Sisters of Providence of Saint Mary-of-the-Woods". Sisters of Providence of Saint Mary-of-the-Woods. Retrieved 25 November
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- ^American Theater Editors (28 February ). "New Repertory Theatre Announces Season". .
- ^"Theater Review (NYC Off-Off-Broadway): 'Unveiled' Written and Performed by Rohina Malik". 6 June
- ^Otten, Liam (4 September ). "Rohina Malik brings 'Unveiled' to Edison".
- ^Sommers, Michael (). "To Raise the Curtain, New Jersey Theaters Are Pulling Together". The New York Times. ISSN&#; Retrieved 25 November
- ^"Muslim writer-actress Rohina Malik on 'Unveiled'". 8 September
- ^"Review: Unveiled/Victory Gardens Fresh Squeezed &#; Newcity Stage". 29 March
- ^""Yasmina's Necklace" Glows with Artistry". 17 September
- ^Greene, Morgan. "Goodman announces cast of 'View From the Bridge,' 'Yasmina's Necklace'". . Retrieved 3 September
- ^"Crossroads' last hurrah on Livingston is to Sarah Vaughan". MY CENTRAL JERSEY. Retrieved 3 September
- ^BWW News Desk. "Rohina Malik's THE MECCA TALES to Make NYC Premiere at The Sheen Center". . Retrieved 3 September
- ^Oleksinski, Johnny. "Chicago Dramatists announces season". . Retrieved 7 October
- ^Stewart, Megan (26 March ). "New play explores experiences of Muslim-American women, tackles universal themes". . Retrieved 7 September
- ^Record, Marga Lincoln for the Independent (10 February ). "Carroll presents play about being Muslim in the US". Helena Independent Record. Retrieved 7 September
- ^"Local theater companies nominated for annual IRNE theater awards". Belmont Citizen Herald.
- ^"League of Professional Theatre Women Announces Awards". American Theatre.
- ^"Jeff Awards". . Retrieved 1 November
- ^"YWCA Evanston/North Shore Honors Alaka Wali, Mercedes Fernandez, Rohina Malik, Delta Sigma Theta Sorority - YWCA Evanston/North Shore". . Retrieved 3 September
- ^BWW News Desk. "Theatre Consortium Selects Playwright Rohina Malik For Series Dedicated To Interfaith Dialogue". . Retrieved 23 September
- ^"Hypocrites announce season". Chicago Tribune.
- ^"Chicago Dramatists Announces New Resident Playwrights". September 14, . Theater in Chicago.
- ^"MLK events feature playwright Rohina Malik as keynote speaker | The Dartmouth". . Archived from the original on 27 January