pakistani stage drama

• Khan-Do Spirit

Of course I am surprised by [Omar Khan]'s performance," says his dressing roommate Harry Nelken, who heads the all-Winnipeg cast directed by local Tony Award winner Len Cariou. "More surprising than could he do it is how he's doing it. He's so cool out there. He's approaching it like a seasoned actor. "I turned my back on the whole thing," he says. "I didn't even go to see any plays. I didn't have the confidence coming out of school. I was just afraid to fail. Rather than try and fail, I just didn't try at all." "I was initially drawn to Roma but I thought, 'I can't be so ballsy and bold to go into my first MTC audition and read for the role in the play,'" he says. "When Len asked, 'What are you going to do for us today?' I decided on the spot to read for Roma."

... is over-the-moon about his first fling with stage glory. "It was wild to stand on stage in a David M...'s Mediterranean look (his father is Pakistani; his mother is white). "He can play Canadian or Am... of Mamet's seminal Pulitzer Prize-winning drama captured the world of cut-throat real-estate hucks...

• Winnipeg Free Press
• August 24, 2009

• The Question at Davos: Is America History?

The unease about America's ability to right its own ship is reflected in the subject matter of many Davos panels. The themes at Davos, as I've observed year after year, have an uncanny knack for reflecting global trends. One panel is titled Rebuilding Brand America: Five suggestions for the Future President. The blurb for the panel reads: "Global opinion surveys consistently show that the level of confidence in the U.S. is declining in a number of areas. How should the next U.S. president reverse the trend and rebuild the brand equity of the country? One of the great ironies of this Davos year is that the opening address will be given by Condoleezza Rice. In the early years of the [George W. Bush] administration, the Davos themes of global co-operation were anathema, and the White Hous...

..., Switzerland -- Who would have imagined the drama? Just as 2,500 of the world's most important econo... will pull America back from the world stage. But here's what is different this year: The rich ... Karzai is featured and that troubled Pakistani President Pervez Musharraf will also be in attenda...

• Winnipeg Free Press
• August 22, 2009