Theatre Everywhere: How A Small Lebanese Village Transformed for Blood Wedding By Ashley Marinaccio Arab Stages, Volume 8 (Spring, 2018) ©2018 by Martin E. Segal Theatre Center Publications
In April, the Theatre Initiative at the American University of Beirut and …
“When asked about his opinion on the phenomenon of ‘political control of a population,’ Foucault responded, “. . .power had to gain access to the bodies of individuals, to their acts, attitudes, and modes of everyday behavior . . . …
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…
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 …
Conducting a Theatre Workshop for Syrian Refugees at Berlin’s Tempelhof Center An Essay by Fadi Fayad Skeiker Arab Stages, Volume 5, Number 1 (Fall 2016) ©2016 by Martin E. Segal Theatre Center Publication
Thanks to Alexander Shroeder, a theatre …
نهاد صليحه وصورة الناقد الحداثي By Mohammad Samir Al-Khatib Arab Stages, Volume 6, Nehad Selaiha Memorial Issue (Spring, 2017) ©2017 by Martin E. Segal Theatre Center Publication
نهاد صليحه وصورة الناقد الحداثي
كتب د.محمد سمير الخطيب
بعد حقبة الخمسينيات …
It is always refreshing when one finds in the market a new collection of translated Arabic plays. Recently an anthology of Arabic plays appeared. published by Brill as …
ARMS AND THE MAN. By George Bernard Shaw. Directed by Hassan Hajiyah. Produced by Staged in Kuwait (SIK), Kaifan Theatre, Kuwait City. March 24, 2022.
Reviewed by Katherine Hennessey
(Review commissioned and edited by Edward Ziter)
First produced in 1894, …
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 …
MIDDLE EASTERN AMERICAN THEATRE: COMMUNITIES, CULTURES AND ARTISTS. By Michael Malek Najjar. Methuen Drama Critical Companions. London: Bloomsbury Publishing. 2021; pp. 237 + xii
Reviewed by Robert Myers, American University of Beirut
Even for those who have been paying close …
SHAKESPEARE ON THE ARABIAN PENINSULA. By Katherine Hennessey. London: Palgrave, 2018; pp. 340 +xxi.
Reviewed by George Potter, Valparaiso University.
In English language writing, the Arabian Peninsula is primarily constructed as a site for politics and economics. As I write …
Jogging. Written and Directed by Hanane Hajj Ali. 2022 Festival d’Avignon. July 20-26, 2022.
and
Milk. Written and Directed by Bashar Murkus. Produced by Khashabi Theatre (Haifa), 2022 Festival d’Avignon. July 10-16, 2022.
Reviewed by Philippa Wehle.
In the Fall …
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 …
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 …
By Jonathan H. Shannon
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 …
HOTTER THAN EGYPT. By Yussef El Guindi. Directed by John Langs. ACT, Seattle. February 5, 2022.
Reviewed by Malek Najjar, University of Oregon
Yussef El Guindi’s play Hotter Than Egypt explores the lives of two couples, one American and …
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, …
First Down. By SEVAN. Directed by Johanna McKeon. Performed at 59E59, produced, and commissioned by Noor Theater, New York City. March 4, 2022.
and
Wish You Were Here. By Sanaz Toossi. Directed by Gaye Taylor Upchurch. Playwright’s Horizons, New York …
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 …
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,…
The Village of Tishreen A Review by Ahmad Mahfouz Arab Stages, Volume 5, Number 1 (Fall, 2016) ©2016 by Martin E. Segal Theatre Center Publication
The Village of Tishreen is one of the most important modern political plays, not …
My First Encounter with Nehad Selaiha By Katherine Hennessey Arab Stages, Volume 6, Nehad Selaiha Memorial Issue (Spring, 2017) ©2017 by Martin E. Segal Theatre Center Publication
I don’t write reviews exactly; they’re supposed to be reviews of the …
The Boatman
a play by
Sameh Mahran
Translated by
Dina Amin
Act I
(A young man & woman sit on a bench far from one another on a cornice overlooking the sea) [1]
Young man: I want to …
By Matthew Randle-Bent
The Shiraz Arts Festival (1967-77) exerted a significant, yet under-appreciated, influence over the development of performance theory within the US academy. In a sense, the program presented annually in Iran exhibited the “broad spectrum” described by performance …
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
Characters
The Moktar (The leader of the village, a post …
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 …
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 …
Cairo in the ‘60’s: This Time by the Rising Circle Theater Collective The Sheen Center for Thought & Culture, New York City Thursday, May 19, 2016 Performance A Theatre Review by Michael Malek Najjar Arab Stages, Volume 5, Number 1…
The One and Only: Nehad Selaiha By Nora Amin Arab Stages, Volume 6, Nehad Selaiha Memorial Issue (Spring, 2017) ©2017 by Martin E. Segal Theatre Center Publication
The following is not an obituary nor is it a testimony about …
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 …
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…
Firestarter A Short Play by Hassan Abdulrazzak Arab Stages, Volume 5, Number 1 (Fall 2016) ©2016 by Martin E. Segal Theatre Center Publications
Firestarter
Scene 1
A We have to get the man on the hill.
B …
The Godmother, Obituary: Nehad Selaiha (1945-2017) By Ati Metwaly Arab Stages, Volume 6, Nehad Selaiha Memorial Issue (Spring, 2017) ©2017 by Martin E. Segal Theatre Center Publication
This article was first published in Al-Ahram Weekly
On January 6th…
In Memoriam: Nehad Selaiha By Karen Malpede Arab Stages, Volume 6, Nehad Selaiha Memorial Issue (Spring, 2017) ©2017 by Martin E. Segal Theatre Center Publication
Nehad Selaiha was the sort of theatre writer artists crave and need if we …
Before Dinner A Short Play by Yasser Abu Shaqra Translated by Faisal Hamadah Arab Stages, Volume 5, Number 1 (Fall 2016) ©2016 by Martin E. Segal Theatre Center Publications
Editor’s Note: Before Dinner by Yasser Abu Shaqra was …
A Dialogue about Before Dinner Between Playwright Yasser Abu Shaqra and Translator Faisal Hamadah May, 2016 Edited and Translated from the Arabic by Faisal Hamadah Arab Stages, Volume 5, Number 1 (Fall 2016) ©2016 by Martin E. Segal Theatre…
