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Betty Shamieh is an American playwright, author, screenwriter, and actor of Palestinian descent. She has written 15 plays and one novel.

Productions

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Roar

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Shamieh became the first Palestinian-American to have a play premiere off-Broadway with the 2004 premiere of Roar, a drama about a Palestinian family.[1] Tony-nominated Marion McClinton directed, and Annabella Sciorra and Sarita Choudhury starred.[2]

Malvolio

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Malvolio premiered at the Classical Theatre of Harlem in the summer of 2023, co-directed by Ian Belknap and Ty Jones.[3]

The Black Eyed

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The Black Eyed's original premiere was at The Magic Theatre in 2005.[4] The off-Broadway premiere of The Black Eyed was at the New York Theatre Workshop in 2007, directed by Sam Gold with a cast of Aysan Celik, Lameece Issaq, Jeanine Serralles and Emily Swallow.[5] [6]

The Theatre Fournos of Athens, Greece, produced a translation of the play in Greek.[7] [8]

Fit for a Queen

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FIT FOR A QUEEN was first produced by the Classical Theatre of Harlem in 2016.[9]

Free Radicals

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Free Radicals was translated into Dutch by the Het Zuidelijk Toneel in 2012.[10] She was also an artist-in-residence at the same theatre.[11]

List of Plays

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  • MALVOLIO[12]
  • ROAR[13]
  • THE BLACK EYED[14]
  • FIT FOR A QUEEN[15]
  • CHOCOLATE IN HEAT[16]
  • TERRITORIES[17]
  • AS SOON AS IMPOSSIBLE[18]
  • FREE RADICALS[19]
  • AGAIN AND AGAINST[20]
  • THE STRANGEST[21]
  • THE MACHINE[22]
  • THE ALTER-EGO OF AN ARAB-AMERICAN ASSIMILIATIONIST[23]
  • CODES OF HONOR[24]
  • VERITAS[25]
  • DEARBORN[26]
  • LAST STOP TO ANDALUSIA

Published novels

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  • TOO SOON, Avid Reader Press/Simon & Schuster [27] [28]

Published plays

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  • The Black Eyed & Architecture, Broadway Play Publishing Inc.
  • Roar, Broadway Play Publishing Inc.
  • The Strangest, Broadway Play Publishing Inc.[29]
  • Malvolio, Broadway Play Publishing Inc.[30]

References

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  1. ^ Ali, Roaa; Potter, George; Al-Saber, Samar (2024). Arabs, Politics, and Performance. ISSN. Taylor & Francis. p. 1-PA2009. ISBN 978-1-04-010389-0. Retrieved 6 November 2024.
  2. ^ Lyons, Donald (9 April 2004). "PROMISING 'ROAR' WHIMPERS OUT". New York Post.
  3. ^ https://www.nytimes.com/2023/07/10/theater/malvolio-review.html
  4. ^ "Arab Stages - Five Arab American Plays Everyone Should Read | the Martin E. Segal Theater Center".
  5. ^ "NYTW / The Black Eyed".
  6. ^ https://www.nytimes.com/2007/08/01/theater/reviews/01blac.html
  7. ^ https://www.all4palestine.org/ModelDetails.aspx?gid=7&mid=559&lang=en
  8. ^ chrome-extension://efaidnbmnnnibpcajpcglclefindmkaj/https://www.athensjournals.gr/humanities/2022-4770-AJHA-ART-Jones-05.pdf
  9. ^ "Know a Theatre: Classical Theatre of Harlem". 19 June 2023.
  10. ^ https://playbill.com/article/new-dramatists-new-residents-are-nachtrieb-baker-beaty-george-kempson-mcmanus-shamieh-and-volpe-com-170127
  11. ^ "Alles wat het theaterhart begeert - Festival HartsTocht". 27 May 2009.
  12. ^ "Malvolio". 18 July 2023.
  13. ^ Selim, Yasser Fouad (2012). "The Representation of Arab America in Betty Shamieh's Roar and The Black Eyed". Comparative American Studies. 10 (4): 293–303. doi:10.1179/1477570012Z.00000000022.
  14. ^ Selim, Yasser Fouad (2012). "The Representation of Arab America in Betty Shamieh's Roar and The Black Eyed". Comparative American Studies. 10 (4): 293–303. doi:10.1179/1477570012Z.00000000022.
  15. ^ https://www.timeout.com/newyork/blog/theater-review-fit-for-a-queen-walks-like-an-egyptian-101116
  16. ^ https://fac.umass.edu:8070/Online/default.asp?BOparam::WScontent::loadArticle::permalink=Chocolatein&BOparam::WScontent::loadArticle::context_id=
  17. ^ ""Territories" Uncovers a Woman's Secrets, at Arabian Shakes, S.F." 12 May 2019.
  18. ^ "TAPS' 'As Soon as Impossible' is equal parts emotionally heavy and comedically light-hearted". 15 November 2021.
  19. ^ "Betty Shamieh – John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation…".
  20. ^ https://www.all4palestine.org/ModelDetails.aspx?gid=7&mid=559&lang=en
  21. ^ https://www.nytimes.com/2017/03/15/theater/the-strangest-review.html
  22. ^ "The Machine".
  23. ^ "Betty Shamieh | an Interview".
  24. ^ "Veracity Butcher".
  25. ^ "Playwright Betty Shamieh's favorite antiheroes and angelic demons | Harvard Magazine". 7 December 2016.
  26. ^ "Theatreworks Silicon Valley Streams new Works Festival online". 20 April 2021.
  27. ^ "TOO SOON | Kirkus Reviews".
  28. ^ Avid Reader Press/Simon & Schuster
  29. ^ "The Strangest".
  30. ^ "Malvolio".
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