Betty Shamieh
Betty Shamieh is an American playwright, author, screenwriter, and actor of Palestinian descent. She has written 15 plays and one novel.
Productions
[edit]Roar
[edit]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
[edit]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
[edit]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
[edit]FIT FOR A QUEEN was first produced by the Classical Theatre of Harlem in 2016.[9]
Free Radicals
[edit]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
[edit]- 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
[edit]Published plays
[edit]- 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
[edit]- ^ 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.
- ^ Lyons, Donald (9 April 2004). "PROMISING 'ROAR' WHIMPERS OUT". New York Post.
- ^ https://www.nytimes.com/2023/07/10/theater/malvolio-review.html
- ^ https://www.thesegalcenter.org/arab-stages/five-arab-american-plays-everyone-should-read-
- ^ https://www.nytw.org/show/the-black-eyed/
- ^ https://www.nytimes.com/2007/08/01/theater/reviews/01blac.html
- ^ https://www.all4palestine.org/ModelDetails.aspx?gid=7&mid=559&lang=en
- ^ chrome-extension://efaidnbmnnnibpcajpcglclefindmkaj/https://www.athensjournals.gr/humanities/2022-4770-AJHA-ART-Jones-05.pdf
- ^ https://www.americantheatre.org/2023/06/19/know-a-theatre-classical-theatre-of-harlem/
- ^ https://playbill.com/article/new-dramatists-new-residents-are-nachtrieb-baker-beaty-george-kempson-mcmanus-shamieh-and-volpe-com-170127
- ^ https://8weekly.nl/special/theater-specials/het-zuidelijk-toneel-alles-wat-het-theaterhart-begeert-festival-hartstocht/
- ^ https://www.offoffonline.com/offoffonline/2023/7/14/malvolio
- ^ https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/pdf/10.1179/1477570012Z.00000000022
- ^ https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/pdf/10.1179/1477570012Z.00000000022
- ^ https://www.timeout.com/newyork/blog/theater-review-fit-for-a-queen-walks-like-an-egyptian-101116
- ^ https://fac.umass.edu:8070/Online/default.asp?BOparam::WScontent::loadArticle::permalink=Chocolatein&BOparam::WScontent::loadArticle::context_id=
- ^ https://theatrius.com/2019/05/12/territories-uncovers-a-womans-secrets-at-arabian-shakes-s-f/
- ^ https://stanforddaily.com/2021/11/15/taps-as-soon-as-impossible-is-equal-parts-emotionally-heavy-and-comedically-light-hearted/
- ^ https://www.gf.org/fellows/betty-shamieh/
- ^ https://www.all4palestine.org/ModelDetails.aspx?gid=7&mid=559&lang=en
- ^ https://www.nytimes.com/2017/03/15/theater/the-strangest-review.html
- ^ https://www.abouttheartists.com/plays/15761-the-machine-by-betty-shamieh
- ^ https://www.themontrealreview.com/2009/Betty-Shamieh.php
- ^ https://www.veracitybutcher.com/acting
- ^ https://www.harvardmagazine.com/2016/12/happy-misanthrope
- ^ https://thearabdailynews.com/2021/04/20/theatreworks-silicon-valley-streams-new-works-festival-online/
- ^ https://www.kirkusreviews.com/book-reviews/betty-shamieh/too-soon/
- ^ Avid Reader Press/Simon & Schuster
- ^ https://www.broadwayplaypublishing.com/the-plays/the-strangest/
- ^ https://www.broadwayplaypublishing.com/the-plays/malvolio/
External links
[edit]- BettyShamieh.com
- Institute for Middle East Understanding: Betty Shamieh
- Radcliffe Institute for Advanced Study: Betty Shamieh
- New York Theatre Workshop: Betty Shamieh
- Magic Theatre
- Time Out New York Betty Shamieh explodes Arab archetypes in The Black Eyed
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