Soulvox L*i*v*e!

L*I*V*E READINGS ... skype or call 646.716.5510 during the show for your chance to get a reading L*I*V*E on the air. A conversation about the intersection between theatre, spiritualityand ritual as HiC is joined by this month's (r)Evolutionary guest, MAJD MURAD-AL-SHAIKH, actor, director, writer, maskmaker. Born in  into a Chaldean (Catholic) family in Baghdad, Iraq, Majd's earliest memories are of the Gulf War before his family fled in secret to Jordan and then made their way to the United States. His sophomore year in high school, he came out as gay, but didn't tell his parents because his brother threatened to kill him (an « honour killing ») if he did. While majoring in theatre at UC Riverside (California), his parents put a « Yes on Prop 8 » sign on their lawn, prompting him to come out to them, even as his brother once again threatened his life. Fear caused him to escape into sex, and while still in his early 20's, a man he trusted intentionally gave him HIV. Subsequent health complications caused him