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denmo ibrahim

Denmo Ibrahim (she/her) is an award-winning American playwright, actor, and theatre maker of Egyptian descent. Her plays include Arab Spring (Finalist: O'Neill National Playwrights Conference, Princess Grace Award, Rainin Fellowship), BABA (Winner: 'Best Original Script', Theatre Bay Area, Winner: 'Best New Play', 'Best Solo Show,' San Francisco Bay Area Theatre Critics Circle Award), A Country Made of Salt (Winner: Legacy Playwrights Award, Harvard University) and Naguib Mahfuz Was Stabbed in the Neck and Almost Died (Finalist: Sundance Theatre Lab). Her work has been produced and developed by Audible, Round House Theatre, Williamston Theatre, Marin Theatre Company, Capital Stage, Noor Theatre, The Civilians R&D Series, Amphibian Stage, Alter Theatre, Shotgun Players, Golden Thread and Crowded Fire. Regional acting credits include Berkeley Repertory, The Old Globe, Seattle Repertory, American Conservatory Theater, and California Shakespeare Theatre. Her audio-immersive children’s book Zaynab’s Night of Destiny toured 25 public schools in Kentucky and was supported by the Doris Duke Foundation for Islamic Arts. Denmo holds an MFA in Lecoq-based Actor-Created Physical Theater (Naropa University) and a BFA in Acting (Boston University). denmoibrahim.com and zaynabbooks.com

Denmo is a proud member of Actors Equity Association, Dramatists Guild, and New Play Exchange. She is the founder of five companies: Earthbody, a wellness center in San Francisco named "Top 25 Spas to Watch" by Day Spa Magazine; Omcali Sacred Skincare, an organic plant-based line of skincare rituals; The People's Meditation, an international meditation community offering free daily practice online; and Mugwumpin, a movement-based ensemble for new work. She serves as the Chair of MENATMA (Middle Eastern Theatre Makers Alliance) Denmo holds an MFA in Lecoq-based Actor Created Physical Theater from Naropa University and a BFA in Acting from Boston University.