Marielle Issa is honored to be making her Writers debut. Chicago: The Princess and the Pea (Ruth, Marriott Theatre), How to Defend Yourself (u/s Mojdeh and Kara, Victory Gardens Theatre). Regional: The Band's Visit (Anna, TheatreSquared), Little Women (Jo, Quintessence Theatre), The Tempest (Miranda, Quintessence Theatre). Northwestern graduate. For my parents, and Arab artists everywhere. "May we, their descendants, never lose sight of what they taught us."