Our sound team scored getting to working on this show for Noor Theater at 59E59 Theaters! Designing for an intimate theater space is always a joy, especially for such intense and emotional work that this playwright, cast and crew brought to the space.
Montana native George Berri is a national sports sensation, beloved hometown hero, and one of the NFL’s best players. But he’s about to create a perfect storm of personal, professional, and political conflict as he wrestles with the decision to reveal who he really is at the Super Bowl. He wants to tell the world he's an Arab-Muslim by praying during the national anthem. The costs of his choice may be more than he bargained for. FIRST DOWN is the first in a triptych of Muslim plays examining crises and questions of identity and faith in modern America.

By: SEVAN
Produced by: Noor Theater
Directed by: Johanna McKeon
Cast: Peter Romano, Larry Bull, Hend Ayoub, and Olivia AbiAssi
Scenic Designer: Jacob A. Climer
Costume Designer: Dina El-Aziz
Lighting Designer: Christopher Brown
Sound Design: Uptown Works: Daniela Hart, Bailey Trierweiler, and Noel Nichols
Stage Manager: Hanako Rodriguez
Production Manager: Courteney Leggett
Projections Design: Stivo Arnoczy
Props Consultant: Daniel Brothers
Additional Casting: Stephanie Yankwitt, CSA
Wardrobe Supervisor: Jessica Larsen
Covid Compliance Officer: Joana Tsuhlares
Translations: Aline Salloum
Assistant Director: Ali-Moosa Mizar
Associate Scenic Design: Ma'moon Tebbo
Associate Costume Design: Xurui Wang
Assistant Stage Manager: Nia Blizzard
Founding Artistic Director: Lameece Issaq
Artistic Producer: Kate Morre Heaney
Managing Director: Megan Patterson
Associate Artistic Director: Sivan Battat
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