The New Narrative Old as Time is part of
OUR FUTURE STORIES
commissioned and produced by Scandinavian American Theater Company.
The New Narrative Old as Time is produced by SATC in collaboration with Balsam Karam.
SATC Artistic Director: Hallfridur Thora Tryggvadottir
The SATC Team:
Vanessa Johansson, Ida Biering, Jason Beckmann, Kwasi Osei, Ingrid Kullberg-Bendz, Martina Djerf, and Lucas Serby
Balsam Karam
Playwright
Balsam Karam is a Kurdish-Swedish author, dramatist and librarian based in Stockholm, Sweden. Her works mainly center on trauma, loss and resistance within a capitalist, white supremacist patriarchy. She also writes about awkward encounters, bad psychiatrists and the beauty of interstellar black holes.
Photo by Carla Orrego Veliz
Kwasi Osei
Born in Denmark, Kwasi has worked for many years as an actor in New York. He has appeared in projects directed by Oscar winner Sofia Coppola and BAFTA winner Joe Wright. As a director he has worked with SATC on several theater productions as well as various commercial and tv productions.
Vanessa Johansson
Vanessa Johansson is a company member of SATC where she participates as both Literary Director and actress. Vanessa is a graduate of Carnegie Mellon University and the American Academy of Dramatic Arts NY, with a resume that includes film, theater, and voice overs, including about 150 audiobooks.
Christian Titus
Christian Titus is a voice talent and audio producer from NYC, who learned audio production to strengthen his own voice over work, but ended up falling in love with mixing soundbytes. You can find more of his work at christiantitus.com.
Our Future Stories
December, 2020–February, 2021
“How will the pandemic shape our theatrical stories?”
In Our Future Stories, seven playwrights from the Nordic countries reflect on how the pandemic will impact the future stories we will tell on stage. The project is part of #UN75, the world’s largest conversation on our collective future and a celebration of the 75th anniversary of the United Nations. Each playwright joins this global conversation by writing about the future they envision.
Our Future Stories is made possible with support from:
