ReOrient 2012—Staging the Middle East—Golden Thread—Saturday, Nov 17, 2012
Channel: HowlRound Theatre Commons
Date: 2014-08-29

This year's Forum features provocative panel discussions on topics such as "The Arab Spring and Its Dramatic Reverberations," "Engaged Performance: Building Dialogue Through Artistic Exchange," "From 'War on Drugs' to 'War on Terror': Parallels in Latino/Chicano and Middle Eastern American Performance," and "Comedic Counter Terrorism."

Chair: Brad Erikson, Theatre Bay Area Panelists: Michael Butler (Center Rep), Carey Perloff (American Conservatory Theater), Sean San Jose (Campo Santo/Intersection), Marissa Wolf (Crowded Fire) Sponsor: Theatre Bay Area
Bay Area theatre companies discuss the distinct challenges and rewards of staging plays about the Middle East. More plays about the Middle East have been produced in the US in recent years than ever before. Theatre Bay Area asks artistic directors of four diverse San Francisco theatre companies with recent productions about or from the Middle East to reflect upon the challenges and rewards of that experience. What was their impetus for the production? How did they manage casting, dramaturgy, and audience outreach? How did they prepare audiences to receive the work? What was the response to the production? What might help spark further reflection, conversation, and action?

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