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blood party reading @ IAMA - July 19, 2026
Winter/Spring 2026
Samah moderates a conversation with Meghna Indurti and Rickshaw Film Foundation about Riz Ahmed’s new show BAIT
Samah's play blood party is a finalist for Fault Line Theater's Irons in the Fire.
Fall/Winter 2025
Samah had a reading of her new play blood party at Oxford College of Emory University.
Samah's original musical THE DEEP END has its reading at the Geffen Playhouse, the culmination of her time in the Writer's Room.
Samah joins IAMA's Emerging Playwrights Lab to develop a new play, blood party.
Samah's play Maybe You Could Love Me opens at Theater Mu in Minneapolis, MN.
"An engagingly fresh world premiere" - The Star Tribune
“Maybe You Could Love Me” sparkles" - The Minnesota Post
“Meghjee stands out as a playwright worth watching” - The Minnesota Post
“A powerful play that speaks to everyone” - The Stages of MN
“A gem of a two-hander” - Cherry and Spoon
"A smart coming-of-age tale that surprises with its charm and shock." - The Star Tribune
“Meghjee’s script mines the girls’ complexities fearlessly” - The Minnesota Post
“Sweet, funny, sad, and lovely” - Cherry and Spoon
Summer 2025
Maybe You Could Love Me has a sold-out reading at the Road Theater in LA as part of the Summer Playwright's Festival.
Samah joins Film and New Media summer faculty at Interlochen Arts Camp in Michigan.
Winter 2025
Samah attends Berlinale and the European Film Market to pitch her feature Quran Camp with the Queerframes Screenwriting Lab.
Samah joins New West Playwrights at EST/LA.
Press
Playwrights Foundation Reveals Finalists and Semi-Finalists for 47th BAY AREA PLAYWRIGHTS FESTIVAL
BroadwayWorld
IAMA Theatre Company Names 2025–26 Emerging Playwrights Lab Members
BroadwayWorld
5 Questions with Twin Playwrights Samah and Salwa Meghjee
Mpls.St.Paul Magazine
Samah Meghjee’s Bold Debut
Lavender Magazine
Maybe You Could Love Me a World Premiere From Theater Mu
The Stages of MN
Review: Theater Mu’s “Maybe You Could Love Me” is a smart coming-of-age tale that surprises with its charm and shock.
Star Tribune
"Maybe You Could Love Me" by Theater Mu at Mixed Blood Theatre
Cherry and Spoon
Theater Mu stages its first Muslim-centered play, ‘Maybe You Could Love Me’
Sahan Journal
A Round of Applause for The Writers’ Room at Geffen Playhouse for 2024-25
Nerds of Color
Shining bright in Tinseltown: Emory alumni share insights on their Hollywood careers
Emory University Magazine
Black List Reveals Georgia List’s 2025 Winning Projects + Grant Recipients
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Muslim List: MPAC Hollywood & The Black List Reveal Scribes Selected For 2024 Edition
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1497 Mentors Lab Unveils Finalists For Third Annual Features Lab
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The Black List & GLAAD Reveal 10 Finalists For Fourth Annual List
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