Rohina Malik | |
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 Photograph of Rohina Malik after her play Unveiled in Berwyn, IL | |
| Born | London, England |
| Occupation | Playwright, Solo Performer, Educator |
| Nationality | American |
| Period | 2008-present |
| Notable works | Unveiled , Yasmina's Necklace , The Mecca Tales |
Rohina Malik is a British-born American playwright, actress, speaker, story teller and educator of South Asian descent. She is also the artistic director for Medina Theater Collective.
She was born and raised in London, England, where she showed great interest in theatre and drama. Her father is Pakistani while her mother is Indian. [1] She attended Brentford School for Girls in Hounslow, London where her interest in theater was developed. [2] At the age of 15, she migrated to Chicago with her family and attended Niles North High School in Skokie, Illinois, where she wrote and performed in several theatrical plays. [3]
She went to DePaul University completing a degree in Bachelor of Arts in Comparative Religions and is a certified Montessori teacher.
Her career in playwrighting and performance arts started in 2008 after taking a class on writing a one-person play with Tekki Lominicki in April 2008. During the same class, she started writing her much-acclaimed play Unveiled. She was offered at the end of the class to perform a sample of her play in the Fillet of Solo Festival at Live Bait Theater in July 2008. The next year, Unveiled had its world premiere at the 16th Street Theater, directed by Ann Filmer. Malik was offered a one-year residency at The Goodman Theater, in the inaugural group of The Goodman's Playwrights Unit.
Since 2010, Malik regularly performs her play Unveiled in universities, churches, synagogues, interfaith and other places of worship to open up discussion about hate crimes, identity, tolerance and discrimination. [4] [5] [6]
She has also participated as a keynote speaker at several conferences throughout North America including at a TedX and CueBall event.
April 2022 - Hope College
March 2022 - “The Hijabis” at George Fox University, Oregon [20]
February 2022 - World Premiere of “The Hijabis” at Carroll College, Montana [21]
She was requested to provide video based inspirational reflections for 30 Good Minutes (a weekly multifaith program on WTTW (Channel 11)) PBS in Chicago. Her reflections will be shown throughout 2012 as part of the weekly program.
She has performed her play "Unveiled" at various interfaith events, high schools and universities for example Princeton, Yale, University of Chicago, Brigham Young University, University of Oklahoma, Columbia University, Harvard University, University of Illinois, Stanford University.
She gave the keynote address at Dartmouth College for MLK Event in Jan 2016 [29]
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