A Toronto Jew named Nathan Abramowitz investigates the Hebron Massacre—in which a Jewish settler murdered 29 Muslims at prayer—as a way of questioning his own responsibility for the oppression of Palestinians.
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1996, Factory Theatre, Toronto
1997
Playwrights Canada Press
9781770912359
Here is an archive.org link for the play: https://archive.org/details/readinghebron0000sher/mode/2up. It includes notes on the set and props in addition to the play itself.
Here is an archive.org link for the play: https://archive.org/details/readinghebron0000sher/mode/2up. It includes notes on the set and props in addition to the play itself.
Stylized
Two women start out as teens living in the West Indies, sharing the kind of bond that only two young sistahz can. One is subjected to sexual abuse while the other has the opportunity to move to Canada and does so.
Historical
In word!sound!powah! young dub poet Benu Sankofa is swept up in the violence of the infamous 1980 national election in Jamaica. The country is on the cusp of a political coup, and in the heat of the struggle between young radicals and the establishment, Benu is arrested. She finds strength in her maternal ancestors to fight for the freedom she believes in.
