Dishwasher Dreams
By Andrew Andrews
Alladin’s father had a dream, also:
Eventually, he opened one in
Years later, he returned to Bangladesh and met a feisty, divorced, already-pregnant Muslim woman, and brought her back to
A few years later, Alladin was born into what he calls,
Growing up, Alladin tried to distance himself from his heritage, only leveraging it at age five to convince his mother to buy him a pair of Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
At age eighteen, after watching a George Carlin special on HBO, Alladin discovered his own dream: to become
Backed by the talented tabla performer Avirodh Sharma and directed by Gabriel Vega Weissman, Dishwasher Dreams is Alladin’s heartwarming, comedic version
Ignoring the specifics of his family heritage and his childhood neighborhood,
A story that will continue to be told for
A story that Americans hold dear to our hearts, even for those that are twice removed or greater from their ancestors who
But for those of us born to immigrant parents in 1970s and 1980s New York City, Alladin’s story hits, quite literally,
Unfortunately, there are only two more chances to catch Dishwasher Dreams in this incarnation at the Castillo Theatre:
So make your way to Hell’s Kitchen while you can, then come back here and tell us if you agree that
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Andrew Andrews attended Dishwasher Dreams at All Stars Project Castillo Theatre in New York on Friday, November 16, 2018 @ 4:30pm to write this review.