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Double Exposure: Plays of the Jewish and Palestinian Diasporas (print) by Stephen Orlov and Samah Sabawi
Double Exposure: Plays of the Jewish and Palestinian Diasporas is a groundbreaking anthology of plays about the Israel-Palestine conflict penned by diaspora playwrights of Jewish and Palestinian descent. This volume of seven plays—three by Jewish playwrights, three by Palestinian playwrights, and a collaboration by both—tackles one of the remaining thematic taboos for many theatres in the Western world. Varying in genre between drama and comedy, in aesthetic between realism and surrealism, in setting between the Diasporas and Israel/Palestine, and in the political opinions of their characters, Double Exposure offers distinct Diaspora perspectives that turn the political into the personal. A Q&A addendum with each of the playwrights explores the inspirations and challenges they experienced writing and staging their plays, and introductions by acclaimed playwrights Karen Hartman and Betty Shamieh offer insightful commentary. This collection includes The Peace Maker by Natasha Greenblatt; Sabra Falling by Ismail Khalidi; Bitterenders by Hannah Khalil; Facts by Arthur Milner; Sperm Count by Stephen Orlov; Tales of a City by the Sea by Samah Sabawi; and Twenty-One Positions: A Cartographic Dream of the Middle Eastby Abdelfattah AbuSrour, Lisa Schlesinger, and Naomi Wallace. Click here to purchase. |
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Twenty One Positions
When Fawaz, a young Palestinian-American, travels to Israel and the Occupied West Bank for the wedding of his estranged brother, he finds only Hala, his fiery fiancée, abandoned at the altar. Amidst the rumors and suspicions surrounding his brother’s mysterious disappearance, Fawaz sets out on a dangerous quest through the militarized landscape of Israel and the Occupied Palestinian territories to find his brother at whatever cost. Boldly political and humorously provocative, TWENTY ONE POSITIONS is an odyssey for our time. Click here to Purchase |
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Innovation in Five Acts - Towards a Slow Theatre
Innovation in Five Acts launches TCG Books’ new Sourcebook series, which publishes content inspired by TCG’s programming. Originally catalyzed by the TCG National Conference’s focus on artistic innovation, this inaugural volume contains forty essays from admired professionals of the national stage. Curated by Caridad Svich, the collection contains inspiring and innovative techniques for creating theatre from playwrights, directors, performers, teachers, dramaturgs, artistic directors and founders—each sharing the creative challenges and triumphs of developing original works in today’s industry. Click here to purchase. |
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Out of Silence - Postcards from Gaza and Other Unspeakable Geographies
This collection of essays on the subject of theatre and various forms of censorship gathers in an original and stimulating manner the voices of academics, practitioners and artist-scholars, among them Chantal Bilodeau, Stephen Bottoms, Marvin Carlson, Tim Crouch, Stephen J. Duncombe, Rinde Eckert, Randy Gener, Matthew Goulish, Baz Kershaw, Joanna Laurens, Carl Lavery, Christopher Shinn, and Aleks Sierz. Edited by playwright, scholar and activist Caridad Svich, Out of Silence is an impassioned volume that focuses not only on governmental censorship, but also on the self-censorship of theatre artists in the process of theatre-making and performance. Click here to purchase. |
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The American Theatre Reader - On the Road to Palestine
In celebration of American Theatre’s twenty-fifth anniversary, the editors of the nation’s leading theater magazine have chosen their best essays and interviews to provide an intimate look at the people, plays, and events that have shaped the American theater over the past quarter-century. Over two hundred artists, critics, and theater professionals are gathered in this one-of-a-kind collection, from the visionaries who conceived of a diverse and thriving national theater community, to the practitioners who have made that dream a reality. The American Theatre Reader captures their wide-ranging stories in a single compelling volume, essential reading for theater professionals and theatergoers alike. Click here to purchase. |
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New Monologues for Women by Women, Volume II - Artist of Transparency
Since its inception a decade ago, the ground-breaking Monologues for Women by Womenseries has increased the breadth and the quality of original material available to actresses. In this latest volume, editors Tori Haring-Smith and Liz Engelman present sixty-one previously unpublished monologues written by some of the most inspiring and exciting women now emerging onto the international stage, as well as some names already familiar to followers of the theatre. Women in theatre are constantly searching for new characters to play and new pieces to audition and perform. With New Monologues for Women by Women, Volume II, they needn't look any further for the best in new, original material that speaks to all audiences in a woman's authentic voice. Click here to purchase. |
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Fourth River - Mediterranean Blues
A journal of nature and place-based writing, published by Chatham University's MFA in Creative Writing Programs Click here to purchase |