Commarrah Jewelia Bashar is a professional actor and geek living in the Twin Cities. An experimental theater specialist, she primarily works on nerdy passion projects that dismantle the Western theatrical and film hierarchies of value. Commarrah is excited to write for playlist and draw on her experiences as a black, Muslim, fem, Fraggle, queer, Klingon performer. Will travel for Sci-Fi.
Bismallah
“Who can say if I’ve been changed for the better. But because I knew you, I have been...
Content Warning: Sexual Assault & Rape
A teacher once told me that a nation’s history represents the facts of a...
As a black, Muslim, woman, the stupidest thing I could probably do is walk into a room filled with white...
With Ramadan upon us, I’ve been reflecting back to when I was surrounded by people who couldn’t reconcile my faith...
Internalized racial oppression has ruined a lot of my auditions. If you’re unfamiliar with IRO, it’s the partner system to...
Editor’s note: our continuation of our series The All American Actor (autobiographical musings of Commarrah Jewelia Bashar) contains the following content warnings...
Editor’s Introduction:
I'm a white male.
I'm pretty much playing the game of life on the easiest setting there is...