Ghawar in Amerika
Syria's most beloved comic character lands in New York — songs, satire, culture shock.
A comedy about arriving.
Ghawar in Amerika imagines the iconic Syrian comic character Ghawar el-Toshe immigrating to New York City in pursuit of his beloved Fattoum. What follows is a musical satire of the immigrant experience — visa lines and subway maps, culture shock and stubborn hope — told through live Arabic music and comedy. Underneath the laughter runs a story every diaspora audience recognizes: what we carry with us, and what a new city asks us to become.
- Fatema AlhashemiCo-Writer
- Hadi EldebekArtistic Director, co-writer
Listen to the story behind Ghawar in Amerika
An in-the-room conversation about how this project was made — coming soon to the Brooklyn Nomads podcast.
Ghawar in Amerika is still being made.
We're deep in the work — writing, rehearsing, and finding out what this one is. Leave your email and you'll hear the moment it's ready to travel.