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Originally performed in a National New Play Network rolling world premiere across several American cities in 2023, Kareem Fahmy\u2019s American Fast<\/em> makes its DC regional debut at Theater Alliance, being performed for the first time, as the playwright notes<\/a>, \u201cduring the intersection of Ramadan and March Madness.\u201d<\/p>\n

The intersection of Ramadan and March Madness sets up the central tension for the play and its main character, Khady Salama (Gigi Cammaroto). Khady, an Egyptian-American senior point guard at an unnamed university, is eager to pursue a national championship (and the attention of WNBA scouts) when her mother, Suzan (Raghad Makhlouf), reminds her that the tournament coincides with the Ramadan fast, where observant Muslims abstain from food and water from sunrise to sunset.<\/p>\n

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SUZAN:<\/strong> God wants you to fast so you can win!
\nKHADY:<\/strong> I can\u2019t win if I\u2019m fasting!<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

While Khady would prefer to keep the fast \u2014 and her mother \u2014 at a distance and focus single-mindedly on her pursuit of the national championship while keeping her private life private, Suzan soon flies halfway across the country and shows up at her daughter\u2019s dorm room to \u201chelp her keep the fast.\u201d When Suzan shows up at a press conference for Khady\u2019s team at the start of the tournament and announces that her daughter will be fasting during the games, Khady\u2019s media-savvy Coach (Renee Elizabeth Wilson) realizes that she can harness the moment to draw national attention to her team and her university.<\/p>\n

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Renee Elizabeth Wilson as Coach and Gigi Cammaroto as Khady in \u2018American Fast.\u2019 Photo courtesy of Theater Alliance.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Before long, Khady is internationally known by her full name, Khadija (previously used only by her mother), and billed as the first female basketball player to compete in March Madness while fasting for Ramadan. While she is initially uncomfortable with being held up as a role model for young Muslim girls and women everywhere, Khady, a \u201ctextbook narcissist\u201d in the words of her boyfriend and fellow basketball star Gabe (Travis Xavier), also craves the spotlight \u2014 even as it threatens to consume her.<\/p>\n

Audiences for American Fast<\/em> have courtside seats to this fast-moving drama in Theater Alliance\u2019s intimate pop-up space at The Westerly in Southwest DC. Nadir Bey\u2019s scenic design requires minimal moving of props (Isabel Simoes deCarvalho, props designer) and set pieces as the action moves between the basketball court, the locker room, Khady\u2019s dorm room, and a bar where she shares moments with Gabe \u2014 including some of the play\u2019s most revealing conversations. Sound designers Brandon Cook and Sayf Turkomani combine a soundtrack of Arabic music (delightfully sung along to by Makhlouf in some of her domestic scenes as Suzan) with club hits in the bar and the sounds of the basketball court \u2014 sneakers squeaking across the hardwood, a referee\u2019s whistle, the buzzer. On opening night, cheers from the audience frequently drowned out the piped-in crowd noise during the basketball scenes!<\/p>\n

At times, American Fast<\/em> feels like watching an ESPN 30 for 30<\/em> feature on stage, with snippets of on-court action (delivered in stylized solo fashion by Khady) interspersed with dramatic monologues from each of the four characters. However, the play is at its most explosive \u2014 and most powerful \u2014 in its most intimate and interpersonal moments, as each of its characters struggles to reveal their true self amid the roles they are expected to play. Coach feels the expectation of the university\u2019s administration and their wealthy donors that she deliver the national championships as a coach that she once won as a player. Suzan swells with pride over Khady\u2019s successes and expresses deep shame at her daughter\u2019s failures, explaining that in Islam, \u201cthe mother is responsible\u201d for the fate of her child. Gabe, the son of Black American Muslim converts, and Khady, the daughter of Egyptian Muslim immigrants, struggle with the expectations of their families and the religion they were raised in, and with their sense of never having had a choice in the religious identity their parents passed down to them \u2014 an identity that both question as they come of age.<\/p>\n

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CLOCKWISE FROM LEFT: Gigi Cammaroto as Khady with Raghad Makhlouf as Suzan and Travis Xavier as Gabe, in \u2018American Fast.\u2019 Photos courtesy of Theater Alliance.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

While Coach shares her relief that social media did not exist when she was a college basketball star, Gabe and Khady\u2019s generation comes of age under the scrutiny of social media, which adds to Khady\u2019s ever-present sense of being watched. Watched by her coach and university, who are concerned with maintaining the school\u2019s reputation and financial standing; watched by her mother, who appears on FaceTime in the wee hours of the morning to remind her daughter of the start of Ramadan and then moves herself into Khady\u2019s dorm room; watched by WNBA scouts and sportscasters as the tournament progresses; watched by an ever-growing number of fans and \u201chaters\u201d analyzing and commenting on her every move on social media; and watched by the all-seeing eye of God. Hailey LaRoe\u2019s projections of Suzan on FaceTime, of a fictionalized ESPN SportsCenter broadcast, of social media posts, and of the \u201cEye of Providence\u201d representing the divine gaze powerfully create the fishbowl that Khady lives in \u2014 and is soon drowning in.<\/p>\n

Under Reginald L. Douglas\u2019 direction and brought to life by the outstanding performances of Cammaroto, Xavier, Makhlouf, and Wilson, American Fast<\/em> moves at a thrilling pace without sacrificing emotional intimacy, keeping audiences invested in both the on-court and off-court drama while well-timed and well-delivered humor keeps the story from collapsing under its own weight. Opening at the intersection of Ramadan, March Madness, and Women\u2019s History Month, and speaking to broader questions of intergenerational conflict, immigrant family dynamics, religious and personal identity, and so much more, American Fast<\/em> is both timely and timeless in the themes it explores. Get your tickets fast!<\/p>\n

Running Time: Approximately 90 minutes, with no intermission.<\/p>\n

American Fast<\/em><\/strong><\/a> plays through April 13, 2025, presented by Theater Alliance performing at The Westerly, 340 Maple Drive SW, Washington, DC 20024. Showtimes are Thursdays, Fridays, and Saturdays at 8:00 pm, with 3:00 pm matinees on Saturdays and Sundays. Tickets ($40) can be purchased online,<\/strong><\/a>\u00a0from the box office at boxoffice@theateralliance.com,<\/a> or at (202) 241-2539. Discounts are available for students, seniors, active and retired military, East of the River neighbors, and industry professionals; details here<\/a>.<\/p>\n

The digital program for American Fast<\/em> is available here<\/a>.<\/p>\n

COVID Safety<\/strong>: Masks are optional.<\/p>\n

American Fast<\/strong><\/em>
\nBy Kareem Fahmy<\/p>\n

CAST
\nKhady: Gigi Cammaroto
\nGabe: Travis Xavier
\nSuzan: Raghad Makhlouf
\nCoach: Renee Elizabeth Wilson<\/p>\n

CREATIVE TEAM
\nDirector: Reginald L. Douglas
\nScenic Designer: Nadir Bey
\nCostume Designer: Cidney Forkpah
\nLighting Designer: Minjoo Kim
\nProjections Designer: Hailey LaRoe
\nCo-Sound Designers: Brandon Cook and Sayf Turkomani
\nProps Designer: Isabel Simoes deCarvalho
\nAssistant Costume Designer: Logan L. Benson
\nChoreographer: Siani Nicole
\nBasketball Consultant: Nathanael Hatchett<\/p>\n

PRODUCTION TEAM
\nStage Manager: Regina Vitale
\nAssistant Stage Manager: Isabella Tapia
\nSubstitute Stage Manager: Samba Pathak
\nWardrobe Supervisor: Logan L. Benson
\nAudio Supervisor: Allison Pearson
\nElectricians: Ben Harvey, Trinity Joseph, Emily Pan, Elliot Peterson<\/p>\n

SEE ALSO:<\/strong>
\nTheater Alliance to close season with \u2018American Fast\u2019 regional premiere <\/a><\/strong>(news story, March 6, 2025)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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