page_title: Yussef El Guindi
section_title: Awards
hierarchical_section_title: Yussef El Guindi / Awards
caption_attribution_description: English: w:Artists Repertory Theatre in w:Portland, Oregon
context_page_description: Yussef El Guindi is an Egyptian-American playwright. He writes full-length, one-act, and adapted plays on Arab-Muslim experience in the United States. He is best known for his 2005 play Back of the Throat and has been called "the most talented Arab American writer of political plays."
context_section_description: 2004: Northwest Playwrights' Competition from Theater Schmeater for Back of the Throat
  2005: Best New Play of 2005 by the Seattle Times for Back of the Throat
  2006:
  After Dark/John W. Schmid Award for 10 Acrobats in an Amazing Leap of Faith
  Excellence in Playwriting Award by LA Weekly for Back of the Throat
  2009:  M. Elizabeth Osborn Award from ACTA for Our Enemies: Lively Scenes of Love and Combat
  2010:
  Middle East America Distinguished Playwright Award
  Edgerton Foundation New American Plays Award for Language Rooms
  2011:
  Gregory Award for Pilgrims Musa and Sheri in the New World
  Footlight Award for Best World Premiere Play from Seattle Times for Pilgrims Musa and Sheri in the New World
  2012: Harold and Mimi Steinberg/ATCA New Play Award from ACTA forPilgrims Musa and Sheri in the New World
  2015:
  Stranger Genius Award
  Best Original Script for Portland's Drammys for Threesome
  2016:  Santa Barbara Independent Indy Award for The Talented Ones
caption: The Artists Repertory Theatre (Portland) showed El Guindi's plays The Talented Ones during its 2016–7 season
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