Middle Eastern American Theatre: Communities, Cultures and Artists

Middle Eastern American Theatre explores the burgeoning Middle Eastern American theatre movement, focusing on Arab American, Jewish American, Armenian American, Iranian American, and Turkish American theatres, playwrights, directors, and actors. It interrogates the rich and paradoxical nature of the term "Middle Eastern" through the dramas written and performed by those in the Diaspora. The book features a clear introduction and examination of the context and push and pull factors that have contributed to mass migrations to North America, including the Great Migration, Armenian Genocide, European Holocaust, two world wars, Israeli/Palestinian conflict, and other social and political conflicts. It traces the history and examines the work of key artists and directors, including Heather Raffo, Yussef El Guindi, Jamil Khoury, Mona Mansour, Danny Bryck, Ken Kaissar, Ari Roth, Torange Yeghiazarian, Reza Abdoh, Sedef Ecer, and Torange Yeghiazarian of Golden Thread Productions and Jamil Khoury of Silk Road Rising. It provides readers with a deeper and more nuanced understanding of millions of Middle Eastern Americans and how they have contributed to American theatre today.

Format: Paperback / softback
Length: 256 pages
Publication date: 25 August 2022
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC

Middle Eastern American Theatre is a comprehensive exploration of the vibrant and diverse theatre movement within the Middle Eastern American community. It delves into the rich religious and cultural heritage of Arab American, Jewish American, Armenian American, Iranian American, and Turkish American theatres, playwrights, directors, and actors, shedding light on the complex and paradoxical nature of the term "Middle Eastern." Through a clear introduction and examination of the context and various push and pull factors that have contributed to mass migrations to North America, including the Great Migration of 1890-1915, the Armenian Genocide, the European Holocaust, the two world wars, the Israeli/Palestinian conflict, and other social and political conflicts, the book traces the history and examines the work of key artists and directors, including Heather Raffo, Yussef El Guindi, Jamil Khoury, Mona Mansour, Danny Bryck, Ken Kaissar, Ari Roth, Torange Yeghiazarian, Reza Abdoh, Sedef Ecer, and Torange Yeghiazarian of Golden Thread Productions, and Jamil Khoury of Silk Road Rising. The volume provides readers with a deeper and more nuanced understanding of millions of Middle Eastern Americans and their contributions to American theatre today.

Dimension: 216 x 138 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9781350192591