Arif Silverman is an actor and writer who spends his time between London and New York City. His original work deploys fantasy to build subversive, empowering multiracial coalitions that challenge Western Imperialism. His passion for creating original work spawned at Oberlin College, where he staged his first solo show NOLIE MIN TANGIBLE. It has since been cemented through the development of over a dozen plays performed all across the world, most recently through his experience at Rose Bruford College, where he achieved his MFA with Distinction in Collaborative Theatre Making. He is a resident playwright at Thirdwing, who commissioned him to write a play called BLACKOUT COCKTAILS, in which a progressive, mixed race bartender is strong-armed into catering the wedding reception of two Trump supporters. Arif’s love for Shakespeare inspired him to write THE GODLESS WAR, a solo show written in iambic pentameter about the collapse of a fictional nation. His musical IN THE LAND OF MAUVE AND GOLD, a modern fairy tale for young femme performers, received developmental support through New Victory Theatre’s LabWords Program. Arif is a proud member of Actors’ Equity Association.