Let the Show Begin

March 14, 2022

Ancient Games and Set in Stone are two original one-act plays that retell the Pharaonic myth of Osiris and Isis, recounting the story of the death of Osiris at the hands of his brother Set and his resurrection with help from Isis, Nephthys and Anubis. Ancient Games was written by the Cairo Writers Lab — a group of AUC students, faculty and alumni led by Jillian Campana, professor of theatre and associate dean for undergraduate studies at the School of Humanities and Social Sciences — and directed by Maryam Shafik ’20.

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