Cairo Stories

Cairo Stories is a trilogy of one-act plays all set in present day Cairo, written by Tom Coash, an American playwright who spent a number of years teaching at the American University in Cairo, Egypt.

A Cairo Kiss
An unlikely romantic rendezvous on top of the great pyramid of Giza between Sara, an outspoken, proudly bohemian Jewish American girl working on location in Cairo with a film crew, and her new Egyptian friend Khalid, is the setting for this light-hearted but revealing examination of the passions stirred by the complicated history of Arab - Israeli relations.
Cast: One man, one woman

Ukimwi
This encounter between an American oil worker and a young Kenyan prostitute in a shabby Cairo bar offers a glimpse into the miasma of ignorance and superstition that haunt Africa's struggle with their devastating HIV/AIDS epidemic.
Cast: one man, one woman

Veils (original short version)
Intisar, an African-American Muslim girl studying at the American University in Cairo, and Samar, her Egyptian roommate, discover that cross cultural friendships in a post 9/11 world require courage and understanding. Puts human faces on the controversial practice of Islamic veiling. Set in a dorm room at AUC.
Cast: Two women

WINNER - Middle Eastern Playwriting Competition

American University of Sharjah, United Arab Emirates