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Betty Shamieh

BETTY SHAMIEH

  
Nationality:    USA
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Betty Shamieh's off-Broadway premieres are the Black Eyed (New York Theatre Workshop) and Roar (the New Group), which is currently being taught at universities across the country. Her recent European productions in translation include Again and Against (Playhouse Theater, Stockholm), the Black Eyed (Theater Fournos, Athens), and Territories (2009 European Union Capital of Culture Festival). A graduate of Harvard College and the Yale School of Drama, Shamieh was named as a Playwriting Fellow at Harvard University's Radcliffe Institute for Advanced Studies in 2006. Shamieh recently was selected as a 2011 UNESCO Young Artist for Intercultural Dialogue.

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below is a list of Betty Shamieh's plays - click on a Play Title for more information

         Again And Against         As Soon As Possible         Black Eyed, The         Chocolate In Heat         Ease         Fit For the Queen         Free Radicals         Machine, The         Our War         Passengers         Roar         Romance Of Magno Rubio Lonnie Carter/Carlos Bulosan/Ralph B Pena, The         Strangest, The         Territories

Again And Against

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An Arabian-American woman is detained by an FBI agent - also an Arabian-American. He tells that she has been used as a pawn in a terrorist plot by her boyfriend. But should she believe him?

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As Soon As Possible

Synopsis:
Two old friends - an Iraqi-American and a WASP go on a fishing trip. the grand daughter of one of them turns up claiming she is on the run

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New York International Fringe Festival     2001

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Comedy

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Black Eyed, The

Black Eyed, The
the Black Eyed depicts four Arab women from across the ages-the Biblical Delilah, a modern suicide bomber, a victim of medieval Christian Crusaders and a contemporary, secular Arab American-who meet in the afterlife. As the women struggle to come to terms with their lives and their choices, this shockingly funny play skewers traditional views on sex, family, and terrorism
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Contained in: "Salaam Peace: An Anthology Of Middle Eastern American Drama" published by Theatre Communications Group 2009   978-1559363327

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Chocolate In Heat

Synopsis:
the men in the life of a young Arab-American girl and the violent attack she suffers at college

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Ease

Synopsis:
explores the relationship between the United States and Australia

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part of the Australia Project

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Kraine Theatre, NY, Usa     2006

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Fit For the Queen

Synopsis:
Hatshepsut ruled Egypt as pharaoh with the help of her lover Senenmut. the two women having usurped the throne from Hatshepsut's son-in-law.

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Lesbian, full length

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Free Radicals

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A self help guru moves to the Netherlands to be with her Dutch husband. they hire a Moroccan maid and a love triangle is formed

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Drama. - - Lesbian, full length

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Machine, The

Synopsis:
A poet does not have the courage to expose an act of censorship

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One act

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Our War

Synopsis:
While the plays that took the perspective of participants were some of the most crisp, the last kind of play in the evening, plays that look at today with the eyes of the present (but through the lens or with the lighting of the Civil War), hit the hardest. Most of them use the Civil War as a way to talk about race in America, from Ken Narasaki's thoughts on racism that isn't divided into Black and White to Lydia Diamond's chastisement of White liberal guilt. - http://dctheatrescene.com/2014/10/28/war-arena-stage-resounding-success/

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An esteemed collection of American playwrights, including winners of the Pulitzer Prize, Tony Award and Olivier Award, creates a dynamic new theatrical event reflecting on the repercussions of the U.S. Civil War. Through a rich tapestry of short monologues, a core ensemble of gifted actors, accompanied by notable Washingtonians such as Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, Eleanor Holmes Norton and Chris Matthews, explorethrough diverse perspectivesthe historical memory and present-day reverberations of the U.S. Civil War. Our War, commissioned by Arena Stage for the National Civil War Project, uses the power of live theater to bring new understanding to the shades of Blue and Gray that define one of the most significant periods of American history.

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Passengers

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The Town Hall, New York     2002

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Roar

Synopsis:
Karema, a Palestinian-American who fled her homeland with the first boy she could find, has gone through life by not calling attention to herself. But the arrival of her free-spirited and outspoken sister Hala awakens painful memories in both Karema and her husband-memories of a life they once had and a past they forsook. Caught up in this growing conflict is Karema's daughter Irene, who just wants to be a professional blues singer and start living her own life. However, harsh reality and some unforeseen circumstances may cause her plans to change drastically in this Drama about personal responsibilities, family ties and artistic fulfillment

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Harold Cluman Theater, New York     07 Apr 2004

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Romance Of Magno Rubio Lonnie Carter/Carlos Bulosan/Ralph B Pena, The

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Strangest, The

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In French Algiers three brothers, an artist, a thief and a cobbler all vie for the affections of the same girl

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Territories

Synopsis:
the sister of Saladin is captured by the notoriously sadistic French Crusader Reginald de Chatilon

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Magic Theatre, San Francisco     2008

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