Docudrama
Reading Hebron
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.
The Middle Place
“This is a really difficult house.” It’s where people like Kaali and Nevaeh live, but it’s not home. Constructed from interviews conducted at a Rexdale youth shelter, THE MIDDLE PLACE has five actors bring to the stage the extraordinary voices of 16 homeless youth, 3 tireless caseworkers and one outsider.
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First produced
2009, Project: Humanity, Toronto
Publication year
2016
Published by
Playwrights Canada Press
ISBN
9781770914742
Included in Ignite Illuminating Theatre for Young People by Heather Fitzsimmons-Frey.
Included in Ignite Illuminating Theatre for Young People by Heather Fitzsimmons-Frey.
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