Aasif Mandvi:

Found In Translation: Storytelling and Excerpts from Sakina's Restaurant

OBIE Award-winning actor and playwright Aasif Mandvi straddles the dramatic and comedic, drawing from his life as a first generation Indian-American. While his stories illuminate the immigrant experience, his revelations apply to anyone who feels the pull of two cultures, giving rare insight into the universal experience of "outsiderness." Shattering ethnic stereotypes, Mandvi-known as a popular correspondent on The Daily Show with Jon Stewart-shares adventures from his globe-hopping life as an Indian-born, practicing Muslim living in New York City. He also plays on material from his critically-acclaimed one-man show, Sakina's Restaurant, inviting audiences to identify with characters from unusual circumstances, opening eyes and minds, in a humanizing, theatrical experience.