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While I Was Waiting

2016

I produced, mixed and mastered the original score for  "While I Was Waiting" play, directed by Omar Abusaada.

Deep in coma, on the cusp between consciousness and unconsciousness, Thaim imagines himself a mute observer of both his family crisis and the sweeping changes that are so rapidly transforming his country into a no man's land. Nothing will ever be the same again.

"While I Was Waiting" was performed on renowned stages such as  Lincoln Center and Festival d'Avignon.

  • Review: In 'While I Was Waiting,' a Man and a Country in Limbo | New York Times

  • A Play About Syria as a Country in a Coma | The New Yorker

  • While I Was Waiting Inside Syria’s War-Driven Coma | Egypt Today

  • “While I Was Waiting” Captures The Tragedy Of The Syrian Civil War In Damascus | The Theatre Times

  • While I Was Waiting, Lincoln Center Festival, New York — superbly acted | Financial Times

  • Why Syrian Playwright Mohammad Al Attar Views Writing As a Contribution | Playbill

  • In Beirut, play about Syrian war gets as close to home as it can | Daily Sabah

  • Manufacturing war: Mohammad Al Attar | The Berliner

  • In Beirut, play about Syria's war gets as close to home as it can | Reuters

  • Theatre as an act of resistance | Euro News

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