By Jonathan H. Shannon
Introduction: Playing the Street
It is nearing midnight on a summer evening in 2016 as I walk up the steep cobblestone hill from the Tophane tram stop toward the Galatasaray High School. The evening is pleasant …
Author Archives: Juhyun Woo (she/her/hers)
It’s Only Funny with Stage Directions by Laila Sajir, Introduction by Andrew Goldberg
Introduction to It’s Only Funny with Stage Directions by Laila Sajir
By Andrew Goldberg
Following in the footsteps of actor-writers such as Michaela Coel (Chewing Gum) and Phoebe Waller-Bridge (Fleabag) but with a voice distinctly her …
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Performance Review: English by Sanaz Toossi, directed by Knud Adams
ENGLISH. By Sanaz Toossi. Directed by Knud Adams. Linda Gross Theater, Atlantic Theater Company. February 18, 2022.
Reviewed by Marvin Carlson, Graduate Center, CUNY
In the new globalized society, language is one of the most important tools anyone can utilize, …
Performance Review: Wish You Were Here and First Down
First Down. By SEVAN. Directed by Johanna McKeon. Performed at 59E59, produced, and commissioned by Noor Theater, New York City. March 4, 2022.
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Wish You Were Here. By Sanaz Toossi. Directed by Gaye Taylor Upchurch. Playwright’s Horizons, New York …
Performance Review: Drowning in Cairo by Adam Ashraf Elsayigh, directed by Sahar Assaf
Drowning In Cairo. By Adam Ashraf Elsayigh. Directed by Sahar Assaf. Golden Thread Productions at Potrero Stage, San Francisco. April 8, 2022.
Reviewed by Samer Al-Saber, Stanford University
On the opening night of the world premiere of Adam Ashraf Elsayigh’s …
Review of Stories Under Occupation and Other Plays from Palestine, edited by Samer Al-Saber and Gary M. English
STORIES UNDER OCCUPATION AND OTHER PLAYS FROM PALESTINE. Edited by Samer Al-Saber and Gary M. English. In Performance. London: Seagull Books, 2020; pp 256 + xxxi
Reviewed by Zeina Salame, University of Vermont
Stories under Occupation and Other Plays from …
Performance Review: Birds of a Kind by Wajdi Mouawad, directed by Robert Schuster
Birds Of A Kind. By Wajdi Mouawad. Directed by Robert Schuster. The Berliner Ensemble, Berlin. March 30, 2022.
Reviewed by Marvin Carlson, Graduate Center, CUNY
Probably the most popular contemporary author on the German stage at this moment is the …
