Three SWANA actors are seen sitting together on a couch in a living room set. At left is a man with brown hair and beard, wearing a blue patterned sweater and jeans. He is looking at the other two, his arm stretched out before him. A young woman with short dark hair, wearing khakis and a green flowered shirt, sits center. On the right is another young man with brown hair, no beard, wearing a gray hoodie. He is smiling. The young woman is looking in his direction.

There’s a tranquil moment of healing in act two, when a teary-eyed Marwa turns to their older brother Yousif and pleads, “I don’t want 17 years to pass.” That instant captures the heartbeat of Layalina (lay-ali-na), a new play at the Goodman that aims to remind us what family can truly mean at best.  Layalina […]

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