“If I do my job as an actor, you won’t notice that I’m South Asian or that I’m a woman, or even that I’m playing one of the most controversial political figures of all time. I’m portraying a person at ...

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Before the show’s last performances at the D.C. Arts Center Thursday and Saturday, Fazal talked about the parallels between her and the show’s main character, Zed Headscarf, and audience’s reactions. ...

In 2007’s Capital Fringe Festival, local actress Zehra Fazal mounted an impressive and potentially controversial staging of My Friend Hitler, a solo show depicting the internal tension the dictator ...

In the all-new original Catwoman: Hunted, Selina Kyle's attempt to steal a priceless jewel puts her squarely in the crosshairs of both a powerful consortium of villains and the ever-resourceful ...