The Sundance Caravan: Theatre Lab Sets Up Shop in Morocco
The arts incubator moves its main event to Morocco this year, aiming to create an Arabic/American playwright exchange.
Category Archives: Global
From Loss to Laughter: Syrian Refugees Write Plays
Creating theatre in Jordan brings a sense of community and closure to refugees from Syria.
The Past Is Present at the Fujairah International Monodrama Festival
At the seventh annual festival of solo work, artists from the Middle East and Asia build on Eastern oral traditions to address present struggles.
Adham Hafez & Farah Saleh Think Globally, Stage Locally
Two choreographer/theoreticians, one Egyptian and one Palestinian, negotiate—and draw inspiration from—painful cultural divides.
The Personal Versus the Political in 2 Israeli Plays
Both Motti Lerner’s ‘After the War’ and David Grossman’s ‘Falling Out of Time’ engage with loss, but in wildly different ways.
Building Trust at the ReOrient Festival and Forum
A biennial Bay Area gathering has forged new links among artists identified with the Middle East, North Africa, and Asia.
A Shakespearean World’s Fair in the Windy City
International and local companies converge at Chicago Shakespeare Theater for the quadricentennial of the playwright’s death.
Much Ado About Posters
From clown noses to wolf heads, America to Israel, ‘Presenting Shakespeare’ showcases how the Bard’s work is sold around the world.
Mouth Almighty: How Billie Whitelaw Helped Me Find Beckett and ‘Not I’
From mental discipline to neck strain, the Irish actress recalls what Beckett’s muse taught her about letting her mouth do all the work.
Norway Plans Ibsen Theme Park
Attractions to include a house haunted by guilt, a slamming-door exhibit, and Little Eyolf’s Rat Race.
