Wajahat Ali

Wajahat Ali (playwright) is a Muslim American of Pakistani descent who is neither a terrorist nor a saint. The Domestic Crusaders - 2 act play about Muslim Americans post 9/11 - was his first play and premiered at the Berkeley Repertory Theatre and San Jose State University. Born and raised in the Fremont Bay Area, he has been writing, producing and directing plays, films, and sketches since he was a child, enlisting his friends to be actors and crew. He performed improv and sketch comedy while attending the University of California, Berkeley. In Fall, 2001, during his undergraduate studies there, he hesitantly began writing The Domestic Crusaders in order to pass a 20 page short story assignment due for a writing class taught by Ishmael Reed, and with his encouragement, transformed the piece into a full length play. In addition to being a 3rd year law student at the University of California, Davis, he is currently mapping out a two-part prequel/sequel of The Domestic Crusaders. His newest work, "The UnWholy Warriors," a politically incorrect apolitical political satire, hopes to premiere late 2007.

Wajahat may be reached at domesticcrusader2000@hotmail.com

You can also visit his website at www.domesticcrusaders.com