Cast
SORAB WADIA
(Hussein Al-Mansour)
Sorab garnered rave reviews for his performance of Ali Hakim in the US national tour of Trevor Nunn's production of Oklahoma!. NY Credits: Faces of War (BIMA-NY), Fear Up (NY Fringe), Big Shoot (Lark Theatre), Night Out (Producers' Club). US Regional: Edwin Drood, Candide, Madame Butterfly, Magic Flute, Falstaff, Midsummer Night's Dream. International: Ligeia (France), Marriage of Figaro (Italy), Ariadne auf Naxos (Israel), P-3 (Japan); Merchant of Venice, Doongaji House, Plaza Suite, and Antigone (India). Films: Suburban Girl; Hiding Divya. TV: 30 Rock; The Chappelle Show. Sorab was born in Bombay, India and currently lives in New York City. More at sorabwadia.com
DANIELLA RABBANI
(Shazzia)
Daniella Rabbani (Shazzia) is proud to be doing the Jihad Jive at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival. A graduate of the Stella Adler Studio of Acting at New York University, recent credits include multiple roles in the Minnesota Fringe Festival's "American Drama"; Maria in the Vermont Shakespeare Company's "Twelfth Night", Harlequin and Puccinella in "Spectaculo!" at The La Pietra Stage in Florence Italy and a puppet monologist in The Jojo Project's multimedia production of"Kinetic Fortress". An actor who relishes in the challenge of new and bold theatre, Daniella thanks the Jihad team for their strength and humor. She would also like to thank her loving family.
MEETU CHILANA
(Noor)
Meetu Chilana is a New York-based actress and singer of pop, jazz, folk, and world music. Some of her favorite roles include Rekha Wrecka in MTV's "Define Yourself," Geeta in the Deen's "Barely Breathing," and the various characters from Desipina & Co.'s signature show, "Seven.11 Convenience Theater." Check out the award-winning music video for Meetu's first single "LOST" on YouTube and look out for her upcoming debut EP releasing later this year. BFA: NYU Tisch School of the Arts.
JONATHAN WIENER
(Jacques)
Jonathan Wiener is thrilled to be a part of Jihad The Musical and performing at the Edinburgh Festival. Most recently he performed aboard the Disney Cruise Line playing Disney Princes and Villains. Regional Theatre: "Macbeth", "Lorenzaccio", "The Tempest" , "A Midsummer Night's Dream" and Mary Zimmerman's "Pericles" at the Shaskespeare Theatre Company, "Violet" (Monty), "Candide"(Maximillian), "Our Country's Good"(Wisehammer), "The Laramie Project"(Dennis Sheppard etc.), "Loose Knit"(Bob), CT. Rep., "Damn Yankees" Colonial Theatre, "The Insanity of Mary Girard" (Stephen Girard) Mobius Theatre. Education: BFA University of Connecticut, Michael Howard Studio.
DAVID INGBER
(Bilal, Justice, Cameron)
For the past few years, David Ingber has been performing around Boston as a musician, stand-up comedian and actor, most recently in Harvard University's Hasty Pudding Theatricals. Performing in "Jihad" will be the second time Ingber has paired up with the writing/producing team of James Lawler and Ben Scheuer, as he played Brock Jenkins, the unconvincingly closeted football star, in the team's first collaboration, "Genie: The Musical," in 2005. His favorite recent credits include Will U. Bullowme in "The Tent Commandments,"(2007) Cliff Hanger in "Some Like it Yacht" (2006) and Unnamed Protagonist in the film, "Falling" (2006).
EMILY MCNAMARA
(Foxy)
New York off-Broadway credits include The Awesome 80's Prom, Minimum Wage, The Karaoke Show, and Slut. Emily is also one of the creators of The Awesome 80's Prom and was featured in The New York Daily News and the New York Times for her work in the show as Inga, the Swedish exchange student. Regional favorites include Fiddler On The Roof (Fireside Theatre), A Funny Thing Happened On The Way To The Forum (Arden Theatre), Dreamgirls (Prince Music Theater), A Grand Night For Singing (Gretna Theatre), Godspell (Allenberry Playhouse), Smokey Joe's Caf̩ (Atlantic City), Chicago (Theatre-By-The-Sea), and Grease (Downtown Cabaret Theater). More info at emilymcnamara.com.