7:30 PM
Monday, November 14th
The 4th Street Theatre
Space Limited: Reservations Suggested
Email: RSVP@Noortheatre.org The Strangest
by Betty Shamieh
Directed By: May Adrales
Featuring: TBD
Midway through Camus’s classic The Stranger, an unnamed Arab is killed. Leaping from this moment and working backwards through possible histories of tangled romance, ethnic conflict and random violence, playwright Betty Shamieh has crafted a new play inspired by this unknown character. Set in French Algiers, The Strangest is an absurdist murder mystery about three Algerian brothers who vie for the love of the same woman. Their bitter rivalry ends with one brother being inexplicably gunned down by a French stranger.
Betty Shamieh
Betty Shamieh’s plays have been translated and produced in seven languages. Shamieh was recently selected as a 2011 UNESCO Young Artist for Intercultural Dialogue. Her New York premieres include The Black Eyed (New York Theatre Workshop), The Machine (Naked Angels) and Roar (The New Group), which is currently being taught at over thirty American universities. Shamieh was named as a Playwriting Fellow at Harvard University’s Radcliffe Institute for Advanced Studies in 2006 and is currently an artist-in-residence at Here Arts Center. She is a NYTW Usual Suspect and a member of New Dramatists. www.bettyshamieh.com
Please join us for light refreshments afterwards, generously provided by our sponsors:
*Chateau Musar Wine Generously Donated by Broadbent Selections
If your business would like to sponsor HIGHLIGHT, or any of our upcoming programming, contact us at info@noortheatre.org.
*Noor Theatre is a 501(c)(3) not-for-profit organization as determined by the Internal Revenue Service. All contributions are tax-deductible to the full extent allowed by law. A statement of receipt acknowledging your contribution and exemption eligibility will be sent to you by mail.
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11/14/2011 HIGHLIGHT: Betty Shamieh’s THE STRANGEST
a monthly reading series
7:30 PM
Monday, November 14th
The 4th Street Theatre
Space Limited: Reservations Suggested
Email: RSVP@Noortheatre.org
The Strangest
by Betty Shamieh
Directed By: May Adrales
Featuring: TBD
Midway through Camus’s classic The Stranger, an unnamed Arab is killed. Leaping from this moment and working backwards through possible histories of tangled romance, ethnic conflict and random violence, playwright Betty Shamieh has crafted a new play inspired by this unknown character. Set in French Algiers, The Strangest is an absurdist murder mystery about three Algerian brothers who vie for the love of the same woman. Their bitter rivalry ends with one brother being inexplicably gunned down by a French stranger.
Betty Shamieh
Betty Shamieh’s plays have been translated and produced in seven languages. Shamieh was recently selected as a 2011 UNESCO Young Artist for Intercultural Dialogue. Her New York premieres include The Black Eyed (New York Theatre Workshop), The Machine (Naked Angels) and Roar (The New Group), which is currently being taught at over thirty American universities. Shamieh was named as a Playwriting Fellow at Harvard University’s Radcliffe Institute for Advanced Studies in 2006 and is currently an artist-in-residence at Here Arts Center. She is a NYTW Usual Suspect and a member of New Dramatists. www.bettyshamieh.com
Directions: New York Theatre Workshop’s 4th Street Theatre is located at 83 E. 4th Street in the NYTW admin building, between 2nd Ave and Bowery in New York City.
Please join us for light refreshments afterwards, generously provided by our sponsors:
*Chateau Musar Wine Generously Donated by Broadbent Selections
If your business would like to sponsor HIGHLIGHT, or any of our upcoming programming, contact us at info@noortheatre.org.
*Noor Theatre is a 501(c)(3) not-for-profit organization as determined by the Internal Revenue Service. All contributions are tax-deductible to the full extent allowed by law. A statement of receipt acknowledging your contribution and exemption eligibility will be sent to you by mail.