Bio: Medina Mahfuz

As a child it was my dream to be able to fly anywhere in the world on a magic carpet.  I suppose it could be rooted inside of me, at least in part, by the fact that my family is a part of a Persian rug business that is in it’s 4th generation.  So some of my earliest memories include napping, drooling & dreaming on actual oriental rugs.  I have always longed to use my creativity & imagination.  Whether it was directing the cast of Barbies I had put together through a number of arduous casting calls & monologues  or writing screenplays for the Teddy Bear Troop featuring Fouad, my big brother, I have always let my imagination and energy get the best of me.

As I grew older I became interested in theater and used it as a means to continue to express myself.  My first experiences with theater through middle  school and high school perked my interest in the art so much that I went on to study Theater Education at Emerson College.  Upon my graduation from Emerson in 2001, I went on to work with Company One, a Boston Based theater company.  For them I acted, produced, stage managed and was the Education Program Director. 

In 2003 I decided that I was going  to take the education and experience I had gained over the years and attempt to start & build my own theater company.  Since starting I have worked with a number of different Theater companies and Educational Programs all around New England.  It has been a truly fun & rewarding experience so far.  I look forward to where ever my Magic Carpet might take us next.

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