Announcement summary
Uprising Theater announced the 2023 Chicago run of Decolonizing Sarah: a hurricane play, written and directed by Samer Al-Saber. The production took place at The Den Theatre, with performances scheduled through April 22, 2023. NewswireJet carried the announcement on June 4, after the run had concluded.
The play centers on Waleed and Sarah, whose relationship is tested against a hurricane and the social tensions around identity, race, and political belonging. Uprising's own account describes the production as an exploration of personal relationships and structural divisions rather than a simple romance.
The announced cast included Kal Naga, Maren Rosenberg, Whitman Johnson, and Cat Hermes. Uprising Theater described its work as creating space for Palestinian and other marginalized voices. These details record the 2023 production; the old ticket schedule and prices should not be used as current event information.
The theater's contemporaneous production announcement is linked below for readers seeking the original company account, cast context, and its account of the opening.