Nordstrom shooting victim tried her hand at playwrighting

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Nadia Ezaldein, the 22-year-old woman who was shot and killed by a former boyfriend this past Friday as she worked at the Nordstrom’s store at Grand and Wabash, apparently had tried her hand at playwrighting while a student at the University of Chicago. The following photo and blurb appeared in a 2010 edition of The University of Chicago Magazine:

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24-Hour Play Festival: Director Aaron Horton (center) offers suggestions to Anna Zelenz during the tech rehearsal for “Free Therapy.” This play, written by Nadia Ezaldein and Meher Kairon, told the story of a couple’s visits to an eccentric relationship counselor, played by Zelenz.

Chilling. And the Sun-Times has posted an updated story:

http://chicagosuntimes.com/news/previous-threats-against-nordstrom-shooting-victim-sister-detailed-in-court-documents/

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