Rubbish A Play by Ali Abdulnebbi Al Zaidi Translated into English by Alyaa A. Naser Arab Stages, Volume 2, Number 2 (Spring 2016) ©2016 by Martin E. Segal Theatre Center Publications
Characters:
MOTHER
SHERIF[1]: her son
AFAF…
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Rubbish
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The Cart
The Cart A Play by Hamed Almaliki Translated by Alyaa A. Naser Arab Stages, Volume 2, Number 2 (Spring 2016) ©2016 by Martin E. Segal Theatre Center Publications
(An Iraqi house, a poor one; there is nothing but eroded …
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Four Arab Hamlet Plays
Four Arab Hamlet Plays eds. Marvin Carlson and Margaret Litvin with Joy Arab A Book Review by Safi Mahmoud Mahfouz Arab Stages, Volume 2, Number 2 (Spring 2016) ©2016 by Martin E. Segal Theatre Center Publication
Four Arab Hamlet Plays,…
AB: Beit Byout by Tahweel Ensemble Theatre in Beirut
AB: Beit Byout by Tahweel Ensemble Theatre in Beirut A Theatre Review by Michael Malek Najjar Arab Stages, Volume 2, Number 2 (Spring 2016) ©2016 by Martin E. Segal Theatre Center Publication
I must admit that I was skeptical when …
On Michael Najjar’s Direction of Scorched by Wajdi Mouawad
On Michael Najjar’s Direction of Scorched by Wajdi Mouawad A Theatre Review by Torange Yeghiazarian Arab Stages, Volume 2, Number 2 (Spring 2016) ©2016 by Martin E. Segal Theatre Center Publication
Civil war is complicated. It is by definition the …
Two Egyptian Playwrights in Boston: Hany Abdel Naser’s They Say Dancing is a Sin and Yasmeen Emam’s The Mirror
Two Egyptian Playwrights in Boston: Hany Abdel Naser’s They Say Dancing is a Sin and Yasmeen Emam’s The Mirror A Theatre Review by Sarah Moawad Arab Stages, Volume 2, Number 2 (Spring 2016) ©2016 by Martin E. Segal Theatre Center…
The Last Supper by Ahmed El Attar
The Last Supper by Ahmed El Attar By Marvin Carlson and Philippa Wehle Arab Stages, Volume 2, Number 2 (Spring 2016) ©2016 by Martin E. Segal Theatre Center Publication
Despite the overthrow of Hosni Mubarak in 2011 and the coming …
A Counterpoint Reading of the Moussem Cities@Tunis Festival
A Counterpoint Reading of the Moussem Cities@Tunis Festival By Joachim Ben Yakoub & Fida Hammami Arab Stages, Volume 2, Number 2 (Spring 2016) ©2016 by Martin E. Segal Theatre Center Publication
The censorship and strict regulation of the public sphere …
Body Politics in Adham Hafez Company’s 2065 BC
Body Politics in Adham Hafez Company’s 2065 BC By Chloë Edmonson Arab Stages, Volume 2, Number 2 (Spring 2016) ©2016 by Martin E. Segal Theatre Center Publication
New York Live Arts hosts the Live Ideas Festival each Spring under a …
On Ayad Akhtar’s Disgraced
On Ayad Akhtar’s Disgraced By Torange Yeghiazarian Arab Stages, Volume 2, Number 2 (Spring 2016) ©2016 by Martin E. Segal Theatre Center Publication
“I can’t help but feel conflicted when I hear Muslim audience members outraged at the way they …
The Local Otherness: Theatre Houses in the United Arab Emirates
The Local Otherness: Theatre Houses in the United Arab Emirates By Ziad Adwan Arab Stages, Volume 2, Number 2 (Spring 2016) ©2016 by Martin E. Segal Theatre Center Publications
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This article examines the function of theatre houses in the …
Arab Angst on Swedish Stages
Arab Angst on Swedish Stages I Came to See You by Karim Rashed, Directed by Robert Jelinek and Petra Brylander A Theatre Review by Margaret Litvin Arab Stages, Volume 2, Number 2 (Spring 2016) ©2016 by Martin E. Segal Theatre…
Parsing Disgraced : An Assault, A Critique, and A Truce
Parsing Disgraced: An Assault, A Critique, and A Truce By Jamil Khoury Arab Stages, Volume 2, Number 2 (Spring 2016) ©2016 by Martin E. Segal Theatre Center Publication
The staff at Silk Road Rising crafted a set of questions …
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Volume 2, Number 2 (Spring 2016)
©2016 by Martin E. Segal Theatre Center Publications
Founders: Marvin Carlson and Frank Hentschker
Editor-in-Chief: Marvin Carlson
Editorial and Advisory Board: Fawzia Afzal-Khan, Dina Amin, Khalid Amine, Hazem Azmy, Dalia Basiouny, …
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Tayeb Saddiki and the Re-invention of Tradition in Contemporary Moroccan Theatre: An Obituary
Tayeb Saddiki and the Re-invention of Tradition in Contemporary Moroccan Theatre An Obituary by Khalid Amine & Marvin Carlson Arab Stages, Volume 2, Number 2 (Spring 2016) ©2016 by Martin E. Segal Theatre Center Publication
Tayeb Saddiki (1938- 2016) was …
Yussef El Guindi’s Arab Spring: Revolutions, Upheavals, and Critical Critiques
Yussef El Guindi’s Arab Spring: Revolutions, Upheavals, and Critical Critiques By Michael Malek Najjar Arab Stages, Volume 2, Number 2 (Spring 2016) ©2016 by Martin E. Segal Theatre Center Publications
Egyptian-American playwright Yussef El Guindi is arguably the most …
The Wild Wedding
The Wild Wedding
A Play by Falah Shaker
Translated by Alyaa A. Naser
Arab Stages, Volume 2, Number 1 (Fall 2015) ©2015 by Martin E. Segal Theatre Center Publications
Editor’s Note: The original play contained only two characters. The …
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Malumat: Resources for Research, Writing/Publishing, Teaching & Performing Arts
Malumat:
Resources for Research, Writing/Publishing, Teaching, & Performing Arts
Compiled by Kate C. Wilson
Arab Stages, Volume 2, Number 1 (Fall 2015)
©2015 by Martin E. Segal Theatre Center Publications
This column lists calls and notices relevant to scholars …
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Arab American Drama, Film and Performance: A Critical Study, 1908 to the Present
Arab American Drama,Film and Performance: A Critical Study, 1908 to the Present By Michael Malek Najjar A Book Review By George Potter Jefferson: McFarland, 2015 Arab Stages, Volume 2, Number 1 (Fall 2015) ©2015 by Martin E. Segal Theatre…
Mass Media Muslims: A Three Lens Theory of Representation
Mass Media Muslims: A Three Lens Theory of Representation By Jamil Khoury Arab Stages, Volume 2, Number 1 (Fall 2015) ©2015 by Martin E. Segal Theatre Center Publications
I think a lot about the representation of Muslims, particularly the …
Out Of Control
Out of Control A Play by Wael Qadour, 2009 Arab Stages, Volume 2, Number 1 (Fall 2015) ©2015 by Martin E. Segal Theatre Center Publications
Characters:
Azez: 27 years.
Alia: Azez’s sister, 26 years.
Wesam: Alia’s husband, 28 …
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Theatre as an Optimistic Political Act: Lebanese Theatre Artist Sahar Assaf
Theatre as an Optimistic Political Act: Lebanese Theatre Artist Sahar Assaf By Michael Malek Najjar Arab Stages, Volume 2, Number 1 (Fall 2015) ©2015 by Martin E. Segal Theatre Center Publications
Lebanese actress, director, and theatre professor Sahar Assaf …
Damascus Theater Laboratory
Damascus Theater Laboratory By Waseem Al Sharqy Translated by Meriem Harbi Arab Stages, Volume 2, Number 1 (Fall 2015) ©2015 by Martin E. Segal Theatre Center Publications
A Long Theater’s Journey Into Night
“There will come a time when …
An 1868 Egyptian Helen of Troy play published
An 1868 Egyptian Helen of Troy play published Marvin Carlson Arab Stages, Volume 2, Number 1 (Fall 2015) ©2015 by Martin E. Segal Theatre Center Publications
The current (October 10 issue of Al-Hayat announces that the first theatrical text …
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The 2015 Egyptian National Theatre Festival
The 2015 Egyptian National Theatre Festival By Dalia Basiouny Arab Stages, Volume 2, Number 1 (Fall 2015) ©2015 by Martin E. Segal Theatre Center Publications
The Egyptian National Theatre Festival started its eighth iteration with a full fare of …
Nahda: Five Visions of an Arab Awakening
Nahda: Five Visions of an Arab Awakening Arab Stages, Volume 2, Number 1 (Fall 2015) ©2015 by Martin E. Segal Theatre Center Publications
On the evening of October 12, 2015, the Noor Highlight Reading Series presented a public reading …
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Muslim Rap, Halal Soaps, and Revolutionary Theatre
Muslim Rap, Halal Soaps, and Revolutionary Theatre
Ed. by Karin van Nieuwkerk
A Book Review By Marvin Carlson
Austin: University of Texas Press, 2012.
Pp. vi + 291, ISBN 978-0-292-74768-5. (Pbk $16.75).
Arab Stages, Volume 2, Number 1 (Fall …
Issam Mahfouz’s The Dictator presented in New York
Issam Mahfouz’s The Dictator presented in New York Marvin Carlson Arab Stages, Volume 2, Number 1 (Fall 2015) ©2015 by Martin E. Segal Theatre Center Publications
The Dictator, written in 1969 by Lebanese playwright Issam Mahfouz, has been …
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Much Ado About “Theatre and Censorship Conference”
Much Ado About “Theatre and Censorship Conference” By Dalia Basiouny Arab Stages, Volume 2, Number 1 (Fall 2015) ©2015 by Martin E. Segal Theatre Center Publications
The churnings of the second decade of the 21st century resulted in social …
The Birth of Modern Iraqi Theatre: Church Drama in Mosul in the Late Nineteenth Century
The Birth of Modern Iraqi Theatre: Church Drama in Mosul in the Late Nineteenth Century By Amir Al-Azraki and James Al-Shamma Arab Stages, Volume 2, Number 1 (Fall 2015) ©2015 by Martin E. Segal Theatre Center Publications
Western-style theatre …
A Feminist Tuberculosis Melodrama: Melek By Theatre Painted Bird
A Feminist Tuberculosis Melodrama: Melek By Theatre Painted Bird By Emre Erdem Arab Stages, Volume 2, Number 1 (Fall 2015) ©2015 by Martin E. Segal Theatre Center Publications
Founded in 2000 by Jale Karabekir and Zeynep Kaçar, Tiyatro Boyalı …
Inside/Outside: Six Plays from Palestine and the Diaspora
Theatre Communications Group's Inside/Outside: Six Plays from Palestine and the Diaspora Two Book Reviews by Michael Malek Najjar and Hala Nassar
Inside/Outside: Six Plays from Palestine and the Diaspora Edited by Naomi Wallace and Ismail Khalidi Introduction by Nathalie Handal…
The Village of Tishreen
The Village of Tishreen A Play by Muhammad al-Maghut Translated by Ahmad Mahfouz Arab Stages, Volume 2, Number 1 (Fall 2015) ©2015 by Martin E. Segal Theatre Center Publications
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The Moktar (The leader of the village, a post …
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