"FOUR DERVISHES" was presented in association with 24th Street Theatre and ran every Thursday, Friday, and Sunday at 8pm from July 15th thru Sunday, August 8th.

24th Street Theatre is located at 1117 W. 24th St., at the corner of Hoover and 24th Street, 2 blocks S. of Hoover Exit from 10 Freeway. Free Parking. For more information please call the Ghost Road Info Line at 310.281.8341 or email us at GRC5year@aol.com.

"Four Dervishes " (also previously entitled "Heart's Desire") is The Ghost Road Ensemble's exploration of Sufism and the Westerners' journey into the East. Through workshops and an ensemble driven creation process Ghost Road has employed its unique way of working to create a piece that looks at the far reaching influences each culture has had on the other. Our goal is to see both sides of this divide with fresh eyes and from a different point of view than is offered to us in the media.

The Sufi text The Tale of the Four Dervishes, Victorian spy Richard Burton, and modern troops collide in the desert to create a world at once mystical and real, magical and harsh; intimate moments weave an epic tale of culture and identity. We’ve spent the last several months generating material in workshops and we shared our work in progress with a small audience in April, and now we will present a full theatrical run in July and August for four weeks.

Conceived and Directed by Katharine Noon. Devised and Written by Noon and Tamadhur Al-Aqeel. Developed in workshop by Tamadhur Al-Aqeel, Robert Patrick Brink, Shaughn Bucholtz, David Conner, Patty Cornell, Angela Kang, Katharine Noon, Laura Pruden, Mark Seldis, Amber Skalski, and Ronald Wingate, Jr. Special thanks to Sayda Trujillo and Jennifer DeFilippo.

Produced by Mark Seldis. Production Design & Puppets by Alison Heimstead. Lighting Design by Chris Wojcieszyn. Costume Design by Lisa Burke. Sound Design by Tamadhur Al-Aqeel. Projections by Robert Patrick Brink. Stage Manager is Jon Winans.

Workshop Photos