LAMEECE ISSAQ
actor / writer / producer
"A stunning lead performance from Lameece Issaq is the warm heart of Food and Fadwa, a bittersweet play by Issaq and Jacob Kader." - Variety
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Audiobook Narration of
Had a blast narrating The Daily Show's Bassem Youssef & Catherine R. Daly's charming tale about a 6th grade Egyptian American named Nadia. Get the book or audio here. Listen to a sample below!
A reading of my new solo play
Thanks for those of you who tuned in to the bonkers Zoom reading of my solo play. Stay tuned for updates for where it can be seen next!
A 40-whatever dental lab technician’s assistant gets fired and moves into St. Agnes Residence, a woman’s rooming house run by nuns. There, she must finally come to terms with the untimely passing of her younger sister, who died while giving birth, and face the consequences of her own untaken path to motherhood. All while fending off the verbal assaults of her unpredictable and sometimes deranged cohabitants. A fictional solo show based on many true things.
A 40-whatever dental lab technician’s assistant gets fired and moves into St. Agnes Residence, a woman’s rooming house run by nuns. There, she must finally come to terms with the untimely passing of her younger sister, who died while giving birth, and face the consequences of her own untaken path to motherhood. All while fending off the verbal assaults of her unpredictable and sometimes deranged cohabitants. A fictional solo show based on many true things.
Reviews are in for Abe! Now available on Amazon, Apple TV and more.
Abe, a full-length feature film I co-wrote with Jacob Kader, and director Fernando Andrade Grostein, which premiered at the 2019 Sundance Film Festival, is now available on Amazon, Apple TV and others! Starring Noah Schnapp, Mark Margolis & Seu Jorge.
“Abe” could well be the perfect thing to be watching at home during the coronavirus shut-in. Grostein Andrade directs with energy and enthusiasm; among its strengths is that the film never talks down to its child characters or the audience. - Variety
"...an enticing dramedy that wholeheartedly celebrates the potential for multicultural cuisine to unite people from distinctly different traditions, even in the face of determined opposition." - Hollywood Reporter
It’s a movie of heart and craft - and you feel its open-heartedness. It’s the first movie in quite some time to make me smile. - Boston Globe
"Lameece Issaq is magnificent as Noura." - Times of San Diego
Noura at The Old Globe
Thrilled to have recently played Noura in the West Coast premiere of Heather Raffo's Noura at the Old Globe. Directed by Johanna McKeon.
Thrilled to have recently played Noura in the West Coast premiere of Heather Raffo's Noura at the Old Globe. Directed by Johanna McKeon.
I'm proud to be a part of Pop Culture Collaborative/Noor Theatre's Artists Advancing Cultural Change cohort, along with fellow actor/screenwriter Arian Moayed (Succession) and screenwriter/director Mike Mosallam (Breaking Fast). We'll each be writing works that reflect issues in contemporary American culture, through our own unique Middle Eastern lenses. Read the interview I did with Pop Culture's Executive Director, Bridgit Antoinette Evans.