116 february 2020
Was acting always your
first love?
Acting, yes—but essentially, I like
telling and being part of stories. I love
discovering new people, uncovering
the imagination of the writer, adding
to it and shaping it.
Tell us a bit about your experience
as a student in the US.
I had a good time at the Alliance
Theatre group, while graduating
in psychology in Atlanta. They had
a great team of ‘power women’—
the artistic director Susan Booth,
producer and casting director
Jody Feldman and director of new
projects Celise Kalke. I was a literary
intern and I acted in their show
called Tennis in Nablus.
For Jim Sarbh, it’s the
script that matters and
not the length of his roles
We dde d to
the Story
by Sarbani Sen
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