Ari'el Stachel @arielstachel
actor. Singer. New York, USA Joined September 2015-
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In the first episode, which is titled "Jews of Color," @arielstachel sits down with Iraqi-Israeli actor Sasson Gabai, writes @evelyngfrick. bit.ly/3EWIdEz
“Being here in Tehran right now is one of the greatest joys of my life… and I rather being here than anywhere else in the world.” Watch this powerful response by movie director Mani Haghighi after he was banned to leave Iran. #MahsaAmini #مهسا_امینی
On Kanye and Antisemitism #thisiswhatjewishlookslike
“I was excluded on the playground for being brown, so I have always looked forward to sharing my own story.” @arielstachel opens up about "Don’t Worry Darling" and coming of age as a half-Yemeni, half-Ashkenazi Jew in a paranoid post-9/11 America. trib.al/WNu80JU
Words can’t describe how utterly grateful I am. To be making my debut as a playwright in my new solo show. In my hometown.
Words can’t describe how utterly grateful I am. To be making my debut as a playwright in my new solo show. In my hometown.
Lea Michele, @arielstachel, and more join the lineup for next week's @AtlanticTheatre gala! broadwayworld.com/article/Lea-Mi…
Congrats Warren. Such an unbelievable honor that you created Hasim Khaldun & weaved in all of my unique cultural heritage into the character. I know I speak for many actors when I say that you are greatly appreciated and will be sorely missed. Cheers to your next adventure.
Congrats Warren. Such an unbelievable honor that you created Hasim Khaldun & weaved in all of my unique cultural heritage into the character. I know I speak for many actors when I say that you are greatly appreciated and will be sorely missed. Cheers to your next adventure.
So glad to welcome back @arielstachel (aka Sgt. Hasim Khaldun) to SVU tomorrow on our #SVUWinterPremiere
A blessing to end the year with
In keeping with the Broadway (and ballet) theme tonight, did you know Detective Khaldun actor, @arielstachel, is a Tony Award winner?! 🏆 #SVU
Sorry we had to play it that way, Ashley. But ADA Carisi knows what he needs. #SVUWatchParty Also, welcome back @arielstachel -- you were smooooooth tonight.
Thanks to you, my brother. Minuscule in comparison to current events, but still significant that you are writing multifaceted characters from a range of backgrounds - helping to humanize ppl in this country w/your platform. Never thought I’d be in a tux on TV growing up @nbcsvu
Thanks to you, my brother. Minuscule in comparison to current events, but still significant that you are writing multifaceted characters from a range of backgrounds - helping to humanize ppl in this country w/your platform. Never thought I’d be in a tux on TV growing up @nbcsvu
Pssst. #SVU Sneak Peek Alert. 🚨 Sergeant Khaldun and Rollins are going undercover again. playbill.com/article/get-a-…
WATCH: Tony winner @arielstachel goes undercover in @nbcsvu this week. bit.ly/Get-First-Look…
Take a look at photos of @arielstachel and more in rehearsals for The Visitor at @PublicTheaterNY! broadwayworld.com/article/Photo-…
Happy that Ari'el Stachel (Sgt. Khaldoun) will be back in our next episode. In the meantime, enjoy another side of @arielstachel - "Haled's Song About Love" (The Band's Visit; David Yazbek) youtu.be/j6tf_J5VsEE via @YouTube
Take a bow, @arielstachel
Having @arielstachel speak Hebrew on network television without having to defend it, translate it, and simply just EXIST as a half-Muslim, half-Jewish man is just ::chef’s kiss:: #SVU #SVU21 #IDeserveSomeLovingToo @nbcsvu
Thankful to @warrenleightTV for bringing me onboard and writing such a dynamic and complex character - one that draws on my cultural heritage but also allows me be American - a true gift for a Middle Eastern actor.
Thankful to @warrenleightTV for bringing me onboard and writing such a dynamic and complex character - one that draws on my cultural heritage but also allows me be American - a true gift for a Middle Eastern actor.
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In a new play at the Rep, a reckoning with growing up Arab and Jewish in Berkeley berkeleyside.org/2023/06/13/out…
When I'm writing I feel like I'm simultaneously designing a puzzle and solving it at the same time.
Somewhere in here is a blurb for Home Front opening Friday night at Burbank’s lovely @VictoryTheatre laweekly.com/what-we-do-art…
Peace like a river flowing. 😊😊😊 playbill.com/article/michae…
Sometimes you just gotta say ‘Fuck it’ and go for it. 💎
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Attention Los Angeles friends... previews start this weekend! My new play - Home Front - is at Burbank's wonderful Victory Theatre. Here's a link for tickets... thevictorytheatrecenter.org
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‘Sometimes a Player has to just sit back and think it over… Planning your next move is ALWAYS more important than just moving recklessly. Plan, then Execute.’ 💎
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Hung out today at the NY Giants game with one of my favorite people in the world @TracyMorgan 👊🏽
I straight-up cried in the Zoom call. It was just her and me. No agents. No managers. Talking like old friends. I could not believe she'd ever even heard of me. Her eyes lit up and she said my book was "life-changing" for her. 4/
Having to create on a schedule as family members live through the horrors of poverty—the constant threat of violence, hunger, eviction, arrest, and death—is not made easier by the fact that my creations have taken me many steps away from that same poverty.
Speaking of this…my relationship to writing this year has been “mercurial” to say the least…bursts of sudden confidence and long swaths of days / weeks of malaise and repulsion. This was in no small part to the debilitating and frustrating dynamic of being a writer w a life.
Yesterday I had a Zoom call with a famous AfroLatina actress who told me she has been trying to get the rights to one of my books for 20 years. I had repeatedly told my TV/film agents I wanted to work with her. Her handlers and my handlers never introduced us. 1/