An
immersive promenade theater experience at the American University of Beirut.
Adapted and Directed by Lucien Bourjeily
Produced by Farah Shaer With the students of the THTR 259 theater production class at AUB
Based on “The Pillars of Society” by Henrik Ibsen
Cast:
Karsten Bernick: Abdelrahim Al-Awji
Lona Hessel: Farah Shaer
Johan Tønnesen: Majd Al Masri
Mr. Rummel: Ralph El Khoury
Rörlund: Bahaa Hassan
Dina Dorf: Helen Shaaban
Molvik: Manuel Barakat
Mrs. Bernick: Lily Takieddine
Mrs. Rummel: Safa Jafari
Mrs. Lynge: Micheline Mouarbes
Nils: Mahmoud Jebeily
Olaf: Majd Mkalled
Netta: Karen Haydar Ahmad
Hilde: Hala Hanoun
Shipyard Workers: Freddy Saliba, Saiid Mazraani
Townspeople: Tala Flayhan, Lama Abi Ammar
Music: Jihad Al Chemaly
Circus Performer: Faten El Khechen
Light Design: Mohammad Farhat
Production Manager: Hussein Hijazi
Stage Managers: Bissan Al Saadi, Celine Bou Francis, Luna Chaer
Production Coordinators: Sami El Kaissi, Rand Chamas, Youssef Khattar, Yasmine Al Ek
Production by the THTR 259 (Workshop in Theater Production) class:
Hala Abbas, Fatma Abu Dabos, Joudy Ajaj, Celine Bou Francis, Luna Chaer, Talia El Tannir, Alexandre Fakhoury, Leen Hajj Shehadeh, Hala Hanoun, Lia Haydar, Karen Haydar Ahmad, Joey Khalaf, Layal Malaeb, Majd Mkalled, Leana Salami, Tracy Saliba, Freddy Saliba, Jiany Samara, Rose Nada Taha, Aya Wazni.
Presented by The Alwaleed Center for American Studies and Research (CASAR), the Faculty of Arts and Sciences, the Department of English, the Theater Initiative, and the THTR 259 production class at AUB. In collaboration with the Fine Arts and Art History Department.
The play will be performed in Arabic with an English synopsis provided.

Ras Beirut, Beirut, Lebanon