Stuck in the Middle: Dispatches From the Middle East and North Africa
Though the regions’ names suggest they lack their own centers of gravity, culture helps forge a common identity in spite of war, plunder, and devastation.
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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.
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.
The Ground on Which He Stood: Revisiting August Wilson’s Speech
Artists and scholars gathered this week to hear and reconsider August Wilson’s famous TCG speech about race and theatre.
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.
How I Climbed Into a Fat Knight, and He Into Me
Playing Falstaff is a gift that keeps on giving, and not just because it’s among the greatest roles in the canon.
