Pangs of the Messiah - Yohen - Durango - Our Enemies - Merchant on Venice - Golden Child
Caravaggio - Back of the Throat - 10 Acrobats in an Amazing Leap of Faith - Saving Face Festival
Tea - Precious Stones: the College Tour - Precious Stones - Staged Readings
Pangs of the Messiah
• Review: A myriad of complexities, Chicago Journal, May 1, 2009
• Review: 'Pangs' explores fictional Israeli-Palestinian peace treaty, Evanston Review , April 16, 2009
• Recommendation: Pangs recommended, Dueling Critics on Chicago Public Radio's 848 , April 10, 2009
• Review: West Bank Lear, Chicago Reader, April 2, 2009
• Review: Pangs of the Messiah, Jewish United Fund News, April 1, 2009
• Review: Pangs of the Messiah, Newcity Chicago, March 30, 2009
• Review: Pangs of the Messiah, ChicagoCritic.com, March 30, 2009
• Review: Strife and Human Revelation on the West Bank, Chicago Tribune, March 29, 2009
• Feature: Theatre Tidbits, Chicago Sun-Times, March 27, 2009
• Feature: Plays and Principles, Chicago Jewish News Online, March 13, 2009
• Feature: Motti Lerner interviewed, WBEZ Chicago Public Radio, February 26, 2009
• Feature: Tzivi Chats with Motti Lerner, Jewish United Fund News, February 24, 2009
• Feature: The Players: The 50 people who really perform for Chicago, NewCity, January 13, 2009
Yohen
• Review: Yohen, Chicago Reader, October 2, 2008
• Review: Yohen, Time Out Chicago, October 1, 2008
• Review: Yohen, Chicago Stage Review, September 29, 2008
• Review: Yohen, SteadyStyleChicago.com, September 29, 2008
• Review: Yohen, ChicagoCritic.com, September 28, 2008
Durango
• Year End: Theater 2008: The good, the bad and the ugly, Windy City Times, December 31, 2008
• Review: Durango, Time Out Chicago, May 15, 2008
• Review: By-the-book 'Durango' has the ring of truth, Chicago Sun-Times, May 12, 2008
• Review: 'Durango' worth a trip, Chicago Tribune, May 12, 2008
• Review: Absence as a Presence, Chicago Reader, May 15, 2008
• Review: Durango, Gay Chicago Magazine, May 22, 2008
• Review: Durango, Windy City Times, May 14, 2008
• Review: Durango, Chicago Free Press, May 21, 2008
• Review: Durango, ChicagoCritic.com, March 10, 2008
Our Enemies: Lively Scenes of Love and Combat
• Year End: Top 5 New Plays, Newcity Chicago, December 30, 2008
• Year End: ... also high on the heap , Chicago Sun-Times, December 28, 2008
• Review: 'Our Enemies' steers clear of caricature, Chicago Tribune, March 4, 2008
• Review: Keep 'Enemies' Close to heart, Chicago Sun-Times, March 4, 2008
• Review: Our Enemies: Lively Scenes of Love and Combat, Chicago Reader, March 7, 2008
• Review: Arabs in America, Daily Herald, March 7, 2008
• Review: Our Enemies, Chicago Free Press, March 6, 2008
• Review: Our Enemies, The Epoch Times, March 5, 2008
• Review: Our Enemies: Lively Scenes of Love and Combat, ChicagoCritic.com, March 2, 2008
• Recommendation: Our Enemies recommended, Dueling Critics on Chicago Public Radio's 848 , March 7, 2008
• Feature: 'Our Enemies' playwright El Guindi has read his Shaw, Chicago Tribune, March 14, 2008
• Feature: Roles of a Lifetime, Chicago Sun-Times, March 6, 2008
• Feature: The Political Act of Being an Arab-American Playwright, Performink, June, 2008
• Feature: Playwright takes aim at Arab stereotypes, Daily Herald, February 29, 2008
• Feature: Love Thy Enemies - Love and combat on the Silk Road, Newcity Chicago, February 26, 2008
• Feature: ‘Enemies’ turns Arab-American stereotypes into satire, Chicago Tribune, February 20, 2008
• Feature: Arab Americans take the stage, Pioneer Press, January 30, 2008
Merchant On Venice
• Review: Bold Merchant melds Bard, Bollywood, Chicago Tribune, October 8, 2007
• Review: Worldly Hindus take on a strict Muslim: Take another look at the Bard's Merchant, Chicago Sun-Times, October 1, 2007
• Review: Eight-Forty-Eight: Dueling Critics, Chicago Public Radio WBEZ, October 5, 2007
• Review: Merchant on Venice, Time Out Chicago, October 11, 2007
• Review: Highly Recommended: Merchant on Venice, Chicago Reader, October 4, 2007
• Review: Merchant on Venice, Windy City Times, October 10, 2007
• Review: Merchant on Venice, Gay Chicago Magazine, October 25, 2007
• Review: The Bard goes Bollywood, Daily Herald, October 5, 2007
• Review: Merchant on Venice, Epoch Times, September 30, 2007
• Review: BLOOD BROTHERS: A modern twist on Shakespeare's Merchant presents a new set of religious tensions, UR Chicago, October, 2007
• Review: The Bard meets Bollywood in a funny, sharp production, ChicagoCritic.com, October, 2007
• Feature: East meets West: Shakespeare and modern dance get taste of Indian flavor, Chicago Sun-Times, September 21, 2007
Golden Child
• Review: With assist from playwright, Golden Child draws you in, Chicago Tribune, March 16, 2007
• Review: Cultures clash tragically in Child, Chicago Sun-Times, March 13, 2007
• Review: Tip of the Week: Golden Child, NewCity, April 27, 2007
• Review: Golden Child, Gay Chicago Magazine, March 29, 2007
• Review: Theater: Golden Child, Windy City Times, March 21, 2007
• Review: Culture Clash: East meets West within the confines of a Chinese household in David Henry Hwang's Golden Child, Chicago Reader, March 16, 2007
• Review: Hwang mines familiar territory in family drama, Daily Herald, March 15, 2007
• Review: Memory play glows with riches of a dying culture, Pioneer Press, March 14, 2007
• Feature: Road Back Home: Stage role gives Schaumburg native chance to explore Chinese tradition, culture , Daily Herald, April 17, 2007
• Feature: A Talk with David Henry Hwang, Windy City Times, March 28, 2007
• Feature: A Golden Child on the Silk Road , PerformInk, March 16, 2007
• Feature: Hwang’s day journey: A decade after its premiere, David Henry Hwang’s Golden Child plays Chicago, Time Out Chicago, March 1-7, 2007
• Feature: Playwright's career is family-focused, Chicago Sun-Times, February 25, 2007
• Feature: Top Ten Picks of the Season, Chicago Tribune, January 7, 2007
• News Release: Identity in Motion: Tony Award Winner David Henry Hwang Discusses Golden Child, Hybrid Americans, and Silk Road Theatre Project, January 9, 2007
Caravaggio
• Review: Caravaggio drama makes for solid theater, Daily Herald, October 19, 2006
• Review: Caravaggio feels the pain — sometimes, Chicago Tribune, October 18, 2006
• Review: Caravaggio, Gay Chicago Magazine, November 2, 2006
• Review: Caravaggio, Windy City Times, November 1, 2006
• Review: Caravaggio paints it like it is , Pioneer Press, October 18, 2006
• Review: Splendid glimpse into the mind of a 17th Century tormented genius, ChicagoCritic.com, October 14, 2006
• Feature: Artistic torment, Fra Noi, October 2006
• News Release: In Chicago Debut, Playwright Vetere Discusses Caravaggio, September 19, 2006
• News Release: In Chicago Directorial Homecoming, Heinen Discusses Caravaggio, September 12, 2006
Back of the Throat
• Review: Back of the Throat Offers Taste of Civil Rights Debate, Chicago Tribune
• Review: Back of the Throat, Time Out Chicago
• Review: Back of the Throat, Gay Chicago Magazine
• Review: Back of the Throat, Windy City Times
• Review: Back of the Throat, Chicago Free Press
• Review: Tip of the Week: Back of the Throat, NewCity Chicago
• Feature: A Play That Asks Tough Questions: Throat Finds Wisdom Through Humor, Chicago Tribune
• Feature: For Arab-American Playwrights, a Sense of Purpose, New York Times
• Feature: YUSSEF EL GUINDI: Are We Being Followed? His Play About Post-9/11 Arab-American Anxiety Strikes A Nerve, American Theatre Magazine
10 Acrobats in an Amazing Leap of Faith
• Review: 'Ten Acrobats' Explores Family Values, Chicago Tribune
• Review: Egyptian-American Family Woes Are Familiar, Chicago Sun-Times
• Review: Ten Acrobats in an Amazing Leap of Faith, NewCity Chicago
• Review: All Happy Families are Unhappy, Chicago Journal
• Review: Ten Acrobats in an Amazing Leap of Faith, Chicago Free Press
• Review: Ten Acrobats in an Amazing Leap of Faith, Gay Chicago Magazine
• Review: 'Acrobats' Performs Perceptive Feats, Pioneer Press
• Review: Culture Shock: Muslim Family Faces New Woes In Drama, Daily Herald
• Feature: Arabs--From Fascination to Hatred to Tolerance, Chicago Tribune
• Feature: What Makes Good Theatre? What Purpose Does Good Theatre Serve?, Performink
• Feature: The Fawzi Family Circus, American Theatre Magazine
• Feature: 'Leap of Faith' Took Just That to Make it to the Stage, Daily Herald
• Feature: Universal Themes Are True Articles of 'Faith' for Silk Road, Oak Park Oak Leaves
• Feature: Play Explores Muslim-American Family, Chicago Sun-Times
• News Release: Playwright El Guindi Discusses Ten Acrobats in an Amazing Leap of Faith
• News Release: Founders Khoury and Gillani Discuss Ten Acrobats in an Amazing Leap of Faith
Saving Face Festival
• Feature: Behind the Curtain, PerformInk
Tea
• Review: TEA, Chicago Sun-Times
• Review: TEA, Windy City Times
• Review: TEA, Lerner Newspapers
• Review: TEA, Chicago Reader
• Review: TEA, Gay Chicago Magazine
• Review: TEA, DePaulia
• Feature: Women On Outside Looking In, Chicago Sun-Times
• Feature: Tea And Empathy: Adventures in Japanese-America, Chicago Shimpo
Precious Stones The College Tour
• Review: PRECIOUS STONES, Academics Praise Precious Stones
• Feature: Reaching Across A Divide, L.A. Times
• Feature: Precious Stones: A Play, UCLA Center for the Study of Women Newsletter
• Feature: Precious Stones Crosses Boundaries of Sex, Class and Mideast Conflict, Wisconsin Jewish Chronicle
• Feature: Crossing Boundaries, Creating Intersections: Jamil Khoury Does Both with 'Precious Stones', Queer Life News
Precious Stones
• Review: PRECIOUS STONES, Chicago Sun-Times
• Review: PRECIOUS STONES, Gay Chicago Magazine
• Review: PRECIOUS STONES, Chicago Journal/Metropolis
• Feature: "Trippingly on the Tongue" From 'The Children's Hour' to 'Pulp' One Critics Look at Lesbians on Stage, Gay Chicago Magazine
• Feature: Writing from the Hyphen: Arab-American Playwrights Struggle with Identity in the Post-9/11 World, Arts and Humanities Community News
• Feature: Silk Road Explores Conflict In Middle East, Chicago Tribune
• Feature: In Conflict: Precious Stones, Chicago Free Press
Staged Readings
• Review: Critics' Choice: Question 27, Question 28, Chicago Reader
• Feature: Jack Helbig on Theater: Sanskrit Production Holds Allure for Local Playwright, Daily Herald
• Feature: Play inspired by UI grad's book to be presented in Chicago, News-Gazette