I have been taking a blogcation, just because I have been so busy. However, there is a lot to report about RONIT AND JAMIL. It is doing amazingly well, in part, because of its timely message: LOVE TRUMPS HATE. This was noted in Broadway.com's review of the staged reading of Ronit and Jamil at City College's Aaron Davis Hall, where we had a packed house and a standing ovation. The message of the evening was : "WE BUILD BRIDGES; WE DISMANTLE WALLS." Indeed, fences are broken down as people from the opposite side learn to love one another. Our political climate suggests otherwise, but art will always be that bridge that makes a statement that anything is possible. When I look at the reviews of RONIT AND JAMIL, and explore the wild enthusiasm for the work, I truly believe that message. And there will be at least two other staged readings: in Bushwick, Brooklyn, at Brooklyn College and in Greenpoint, Brooklyn. It is a book which says Islamophobia is NOT OKAY. Our culture could learn a lot from this very important message.
And the book party at VON, a lower Eastside bar owned by my wonderful student, Kaarin, was a smashing success. Thank you, Kaarin, friends, family, readers. May the message of love linger way past these readings. Stay tuned for other events to follow!
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