Press
Reviews
MUCH ADO ABOUT NOTHING, BORACHIO
“I can say without any doubt that every single person in this cast is an all-star. Truly. I could gush for days.”
Jon Bee, Broadway World
THE CRUCIBLE, JOHN PROCTOR
“…the evening belongs to Jihad Milhem. His portrayal of John Proctor, a man caught on the prongs of his own sin, is devastating. Every step he takes is fraught with danger…”
-Beki Pineda, Boulder Magazine
“Jihad Milhem plays John Proctor with an intelligent and believable portrayal of an emotional journey of a flawed but decent man pushed to an impossible choice…”
-Alex Miller, Onstage Colorado
SMALL MOUTH SOUNDS, NED
“Ned (Jihad Milhem) presents some comic moments humming in his yoga pants while sitting in lotus pose.”
-April Tooke, Onstage Colorado
BETC’S A CHRISTMAS CAROL, MULTIPLE ROLES
“The always reliable Jihad Milhem manages multiple characters, including one of the ghosts, as well as some platform shoes that would kill a lesser man.”
– Gary Zeidner, Boulder Weekly
THE REMBRANDT, JONNY
“With Henry is Johnny, a uniformed security guard and — as played by Jihad Milhem — one of the liveliest elements of the production.”
– Juliet Wittman , Westword
“This talented cast of five slide easily from character to character, era to era to bring the four scenes to life…. Jihad Milhem plays a dedicated museum guard who cares for Henry in the first scene and a compassionate medical caregiver who takes care of Henry’s partner in the fourth scene.”
-Beki Pineda, Get Boulder Magazine
YOU CAN’T TAKE IT WITH YOU, ED CARMICHAEL
“Jihad Milhem is a good-humored Ed, Essie’s husband, creating ripples of silver sound on the xylophone to accompany her mad dancing.”
-Juliet Wittman, Westword
GUARDS AT THE TAJ, BABUR
“…excellently acted by Sam Gilstrap as Humayun and Jihad Milhem as Babur…”
-Juliett Wittman, Westword
“The actors – Sam Gilstrap and Jihad Milhem – not only look the parts but bring a personal strength and depth to these difficult and penetrating roles.”
-Beki Pineda, Boulder Magazine
“The BETC crew, led by artistic director Stephen Weitz, build a simple world that allows actors Sam Gilstrap and Jihad Milhem to indulge the dramatic dialogue that follows, resulting in a thoroughly enjoyable (and laudable) performance.”
– Sarah Haas, Boulder Weekly
SHE RODE HORSES LIKE THE STOCK EXCHANGE, HENRY
“Milhem is endearingly clueless as someone who’s along for the ride in a journey rife with excess and corruption.”
-The Daily Camera
Articles
MOSQUE EXPLORES THE MUSLIM EXPERIENCE IN A POST-9/11 AMERICA
BY MEREDITH SELL
The Black Actors Guild’s production of Mosque by Jihad Milhem wrestles with questions of identity and belonging in the 2010 landscape of New York City, when outrage sparked over a Muslim community center near Ground Zero.
JIHAD MILHEM’S MOSQUE SETS THE STAGE FOR POST-9/11 RECONCILIATION
BY SUSAN FROYD
Westword interviews Jihad about his family’s experience with Islamophobia & how that helped inspire his play, Mosque.
STUTTERING TAKES THE SPOTLIGHT: COLORADO ACTOR JIHAD MILHEM ON LIFE AS AN ARTIST WHO STUTTERS
BY ALLEGRA MICHAEL
“I believe my experience as a stutterer has increased my capacity for empathy… And that openness serves me as an artist. It also helps remind me that I’m capable of any challenge my profession can throw at me.”
– Jihad Milhem
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