Denmo Ibrahim

Playwright

Program:
Bridge Program

Denmo Ibrahim (she/her) is an American playwright, children’s book author, and actor of Egyptian descent. Her plays include Arab Spring (Bay Area Playwrights Festival, 2022) Kal & Dija Save the World (Civilians’ R&D Group Findings Series), the hybrid experience Brilliant Mind (Marin Theatre Company), BABA (Alter Theatre), Ecstasy / A Waterfable (Golden Thread), and The Day Naguib Mahfouz Was Stabbed In The Neck And Almost Died a.k.a. The Selkie Play (Finalist: NNPN’s Showcase of New Plays). Her work is currently in development with The Ground Floor at Berkeley Repertory Theatre (The Dream Fugue of May Ziyadeh) and Audible for a new ten-part historical drama on the life of Hatshepsut. Her recently released audio-immersive book Zaynab’s Night of Destiny (Fons Vitae, Commonwealth Theatre Center) has engaged thousands of elementary and middle school students across 25 public schools in Louisville, KY in 2022. Denmo holds an MFA in Lecoq-based Actor Created Physical Theater from Naropa University and a BFA in Acting from Boston University. denmoibrahim.com