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Dean Obeidallah
Festival Co-Founder & Co-Executive Producer (2003-2010); Director: An Arab of Convenience (2009); Writer/Director: A Word From Our Sponsor (2009), Arab President (2008), And now another word from our sponsors... and A Few Good Arabs (short promo) (2006), And now a word from our sponsors... (2005); Writer: Love Letter (2008); Actor: An Arab of Convenience (2009); Comedian (2003-2009)
Born in the Great State of New Jersey, Dean's comedy comes in large part from his unique background of being the son of a Palestinian father and a Sicilian mother. Dean, an award winning comedian who was at one time a practicing attorney... 
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Nick Leavens
Artistic Director (2010), Producer (2010), Director: Family Bonding (2009), Love Match (2008)
NEW YORK: Lieutenant of Inishmore (assistant director, Broadway), Meanwhile, in Baghdad (New York International Fringe Festival), Speaking in Stomachs (SITEfest 2010) Family Bonding, Love Match...
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Bethel Caram & Neil Potter
Writers: The Arab and the Restless, Blind Date, Last Call (2010); Nail Salon (2009), After the Festival (2008), Dinner Game (2006), Train (2005), The Grey Area (2004); Actors: After the Festival (2008), Browntown (LA 2006), The Grey Area (2004). Actor (Neil Potter): "Chris" in The Nail Salon (2009), "Advisor" in Pharaoh (2008), "Phil" in Dinner Game, Cameo in Now in a word from our sponsors... (LA 2006, 2005)
Specializing in sketch and character-driven comedy, Neil and Bethel have written and performed close to a dozen original shows across the country. Shows include: The Grey Area, loosely based on their relationship, Legs Wide Shut at the Bank Street Theater, Insomnia...
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J.J. El-Far
Director: Love Pill (2010); Zuberman (2009)
J.J. El-Far is a Jordanian-American freelance theater director, producer, and playwright and the founding Co-Artistic Director of Hybrid Theatre Works. Last year she directed Zuberman...
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Joe DeRosa
Writer & Actor: An Arab of Convenience (2009); Comedian (2008-2009, 2006, 2004)
Joe DeRosa has been featured on IFC's Z-Rock and on HBO on Down and Dirty and the upcoming season of Bored To Death. Comedy Central gave Joe his own half hour special and will release his debut album The Depression Auction in Summer of 2010.
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Johanna McKeon
Director: Last Call (2010); Nail Salon (2009), Nightly Neighborhood News (2008)
Johanna McKeon is beyond pleased to return to the festival for a third year. She is currently working as Associate Director on Green Day's American Idiot on Broadway. Directing Credits...
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Kareem Fahmy
Director: Blind Date (2010), Fellahin Idol (2009)
Kareem Fahmy is happy to be back working with the NYCAAF for the second year in a row. He is a Canadian-born director of Egyptian descent. Credits include: Manifesto, Love Dr. Mueller, One Sixteenth, Professional Skepticism, A First Class Man, The Collected Works of Billy the Kid...
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Sevan Greene
Writer: Fellahin Idol (2009); Actor: Blind Date (2010) Blind Date; (2009) "Teacher" in The Comedy Course, "Omar" in Fellahin Idol (2009)
Sevan Greene - Lebanese-Armenian actor/writer. Off-Broadway: Lortel Award Wining Betrayed (The Culture Project, Kennedy Center, PBS Telecast), Aftermath (NYTW), Mapquest. NYC: Perez...
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Sharon Lennon
DIRECTOR: (2010) Sbelling Bee
Credits include: assistant director, I See London, I See France, 2007 NYMTF; assistant director, Spain, MCC; director, Worse Things, Flea; co-director (with Lisa Kron), Nuff Said...
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Tracy C. Francis
Director: The Comedy Course (2009), Pharaoh (2008); Actor: "Audience Member" in The Panel and "Soldier" in A Few Good Arabs (short promo) (2006), "Tammy" in Hi Joan! (2005)
Tracy C. Francis is an Egyptian American director and actress. She is happy to be working with the Arab Comedy Festival again as it is the only place where her degree in Middle East studies and theatre makes perfect sense...
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