From the broad to the specific, from the global to the personal, these dramatic snapshots explore the implications of planning new buildings, erecting walls and adapting to changing landscapes. Noor Theatre commissioned short plays and monologues for this event from Jacob Kader, Ismail Khalidi, Mona Mansour, Daria Polatin, and Najla Said.

We hope you can join us for this unique collaboration and exciting event on Friday, March 16th. Stay tuned for more information…

By Lameece Issaq and Jacob Kader
Directed by Shana Gold
Previews begin May 18th, Opens June 7th

Meet Fadwa Faranesh, an unmarried, 30-something Palestinian woman living in Bethlehem in the politically volatile West Bank. Known for her delectable cooking and deep-seated sense of duty to her family and aging father, our kitchen maven insists on continuing the preparations for the wedding of her younger sister, despite constraints of daily life under occupation. Politics blend with family tensions to create a sometimes humorous and sometimes heartbreaking meal. Story by Lameece Issaq and Jacob Kader and directed by Shana Gold, this new play melds the fight a Palestinian family wages to hold onto its traditional culture with its need to celebrate love, joy and hope. Noor Theatre teams up with New York Theatre Workshop to bring you FOOD AND FADWA.

Runs May 18th-June 24th
Tickets on Sale in April!

a monthly reading series

7:30 PM
Monday, December 5th
The 4th Street Theatre
Space Limited: Reservations Suggested
Email: RSVP@Noortheatre.org

Baba

written and performed by Denmo Ibrahim

directed by Isis Saratial Misdary

We are excited to present Baba, a wildly unexpected story of love and forgiveness between a daughter and the memory of her estranged Egyptian father. As she embodies his last crucial moments in the U.S. waiting for a passport, she realizes – through literally being in his shoes – why kidnapping his child was the only solution left. Hailed by nytheatre.com as “stunning and revelatory,” Baba and this exciting new artist are not to be missed!

Denmo Ibrahim

Ms. Ibrahim is an actor, playwright and theatre-maker based in San Francisco. She has performed for A.C.T, Aurora Theatre, Huntington Theatre and the Vineyard Playhouse among others; she has been nominated for the Irene Ryan Acting Award and Joseph Jefferson Award for Best Lead Actress. Ms. Ibrahim’s work was selected by the Lark, Silk Road, and Golden Thread as an Honoree for the Middle East Initiative Award; original commissions include work for Golden Thread, Theatre of Yugen, foolsFURY, Shotgun Players, Root Division, 111 Minna Gallery, EXIT Theatre, Bebersee Classical Music Festival (Germany) and Loire Valley Festival (France). Ms. Ibrahim is a graduate of Boston University’s Acting Program, Internazionale Stage in Italy, and holds a M.F.A. in Lecoq-Based: Actor Created Physical Theatre from Naropa University.

Admission is free, donations are welcome

To Reserve: email us at RSVP@noortheatre.org

Directions: New York Theatre Workshop’s 3rd Floor Studio 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.

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

Admission is free, donations are welcome

To Reserve: email us at RSVP@noortheatre.org

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.

a monthly reading series

7:30 PM
Monday, September 19th
The 4th Street Theatre
Space Limited: Reservations Suggested
Email: RSVP@Noortheatre.org

I Am Yusuf and This Is My Brother

by Amir Nizar Zuabi

Directed By: Erin Mee

Featuring: Sevan Greene, Kathryn Kates, Marjan Neshat, Jesse Presler, Ryan Shams, Ted Sod, Babek Tafti and Sona Tatoyan

I AM YUSUF AND THIS IS MY BROTHER is set in January, 1948. The British Mandate ends, and a new era begins for the state of Palestine. Amidst the chaos, two brothers — the passionate one carrying an unrequited love for the village beauty and the simple one striving to keep their love alive — discover how war transforms their village and makes them refugees from life as they knew it.

Previously unproduced plays will be considered for upcoming programming including the fall reading series, Highlight, as well as possible special events, workshops and commissions.

Include the following with each submission:
- A bio and/or resume, production or development history if applicable;
- For non-agent submissions, a letter of recommendation from a theatre professional.

Please allow four to six months for a response. Noor Theatre accept scripts and all materials by email to nancy@noortheatre.org. Hard copies of scripts with attachments are accepted, but will not be returned. You may send them to the following address:
Noor Theatre – Submissions
PO Box 1063, New York, NY 10276

Summer Solstice B-day Bash

Join us once again on the rooftop of The Delancey as we celebrate turning one. Come raise a glass to this amazing community of artists!

WHEN:

Monday, June 20th

WHERE:

The Delancey

168 Delancey Street (between Clinton & Attorney)

TIME:

6:30-8:30 on the lush rooftop for cocktails & snacks
8:30-11p in the downstairs lounge for live music and DJ!

WHAT:

Delicious eats from Damascus Bakery & Tanoreen,

Two-for-one drinks,

Raffle prizes including passes to the Bonarroo Arts & Music Festival, tickets to the Public Theater’s Shakespeare in the Park, and a round trip flight on JetBlue,

Sweet spins by DJ Seif Hamid,

And a special appearance by a beloved singer and her band!

$25 Suggested Donation

6:30-8:30 on the lush rooftop….. 8:30-11:00 in the sultry lounge for live music

REMEMBER LAST YEAR?

Hope to see you there!

Love,

Maha, Nancy & Lameece

*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.

Noor Theatre presents at BEginnings@Happy Ending
April 28th at Happy Ending, 302 Broome Street, New York, NY
7 PM doors, 8 PM start, FREE ADMISSION, 21+

Our friends at The BE Company invited us to curate one of their raucous and lively BEginnings@Happy Ending nights. The goal?
“To support new, artist generated work from writers, actors, musicians and more. See what happens when we give the artists carte blanche. We promise side-splitting laughs, high drama, and the power of the spoken word. BE the first to hear new work straight from the artist’s mouth.”

That is a mission we can definitely get behind. Join us for drinks and highjinks – our lineup (subject to change…) so far includes the hilarious and insightful Negin Farsad, Lena Rizkallah, Jake Kader, Meena Dimian, and Tamar Vezirian. Put it in your calendar now!