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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.
Eclipsed
Their lives set on a nightmarish detour by civil war, the captive wives of a Liberian rebel officer form a hardscrabble sisterhood. With the arrival of a new girl who can read—and the return of an old one who can kill—their possibilities are quickly transformed. Drawing on reserves of wit and compassion, these defiant survivors ask: When the fog of battle lifts, could a different destiny emerge? ECLIPSED offers a chilling, humanizing and surprisingly funny portrait of transformation and renewal. With wit, compassion, and defiance, this gripping play unearths the wreckage of war and celebrates the women who navigate and survive the most hostile of circumstances.
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First produced
2009, Woolly Mammoth Theatre Company, Washington, DC
Publication year
2010
Published by
Dramatist's Play Service, Inc.
ISBN
9780822224464
Won a ton of awards, too many to list here: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eclipsed_(play)#Awards_and_nominations
Won a ton of awards, too many to list here: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eclipsed_(play)#Awards_and_nominations
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