A Knock on the Roof

Despite the cold weather outside the walls of the Workshop, the room feels warm as I watch Khawla Ibraheem’s performance of A Knock on the Roof. I can feel how the audience around me is moved by Khawla’s performance as Mariam, a mother rehearsing how she and her family can run from the titular evacuation warning. Collectively, we consider the questions she asks of us (or individually, answer aloud when asked directly). Parents in the audience laugh at Mariam’s complaints about her family. All of us feel the weight she carries throughout her story.

February 11, 2025 by Marty Chandler

Ready to catch a preview or performance of A KNOCK ON THE ROOF at NYTW? We know our students are! Our amazing partner schools from all over New York City will be joining us for our Student Matinee next month. To help the students (and all of us!) get excited about the show, our Education department has published the latest edition of “The Brief” Study Guide. From ​solo performance to the metric system, the topics covered in the guide will help prepare audiences to understand the weight of Khawla Ibraheem’s character, Mariam, and find commonality in her everyday life, feelings, and obstacles.

January 23, 2025 by NYTW Education

In September 2024, A Knock on the Roof playwright and actress Khawla Ibraheem and Director Oliver Butler sat down with our Associate Artistic Director Aaron Malkin and our NYTW staff to talk more their relationship with NYTW, about their play and what they hope audiences take from it.

January 22, 2025 by NYTW

In the 2024/25 season, we’re championing the work of powerful artists who are confronting the world we live in and guiding us into the future. Our work is muscular and intimate, brimming with delight and searing questions.

May 23, 2024 by NYTW