A Crime on Restaurant Street A Play by Wajdi Al-Ahdal Translated from the Arabic by Katherine Hennessey Arab Stages, Volume 5, Number 1 (Fall 2016) ©2016 by Martin E. Segal Theatre Center Publications
Introduction to A Crime on Restaurant…
Short Plays
A Crime on Restaurant Street
The Unfaithful Husband
The Unfaithful Husband
By James Sanua (Ya`qub Sanua)
Translation by Marvin Carlson and Stefano Boselli
Arab Stages, Volume 8 (Spring, 2018)
©2018 by Martin E. Segal Theatre Center Publications
Translators’ Notes
Defined as “the father of the modern …
Secrets of a Suicide
Secrets of a Suicide By Tawfiq al-Hakim Translated by Maha Swelem Arab Stages, Volume 8 (Spring, 2018) ©2018 by Martin E. Segal Theatre Center Publications
Translator’s Notes:
One could not state that choosing an Egyptian play to translate was …
Nehad Selaiha (1945-2017): On Egyptian and International Theatre Free PDF’s of Five Volumes of Theatre Criticism + Sample Essays
The Egyptian scholar Nehad Selaiha, who died in 2017, has long been recognized as the leading theatre critic of the Arab World. In 2003 and 2004 she selected around 300 out of the several thousand essays on Arab and international …
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A Knock from the Stork
A Knock from the Stork By Mostafa Shoul Arab Stages, Volume 8 (Spring, 2018) ©2018 by Martin E. Segal Theatre Center Publications
Prefatory Note
The present one-act play does not include the conventional dramatis personae. This is a deliberate choice …
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 …
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 …
The Boatman: A Play by Sameh Mahran
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 …
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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
Characters
The Moktar (The leader of the village, a post …
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 …
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 …
Rubbish
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
Firestarter A Short Play by Hassan Abdulrazzak Arab Stages, Volume 5, Number 1 (Fall 2016) ©2016 by Martin E. Segal Theatre Center Publications
Firestarter
Firestarter
Scene 1
A We have to get the man on the hill.
B …
Before Dinner
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 …
