Betty Shamieh

Betty Shamieh is an American playwright, author, screenwriter, and actor of Palestinian descent. She has written 15 plays and one novel.

Productions

Roar

Shamieh became the first Palestinian-American to have a play premiere off-Broadway with the 2004 premiere of Roar, a drama about a Palestinian family.^[1] Tony-nominated Marion McClinton directed, and Annabella Sciorra and Sarita Choudhury starred.^[2]

Malvolio

Malvolio premiered at the Classical Theatre of Harlem in the summer of 2023, co-directed by Ian Belknap and Ty Jones.^[3]

The Black Eyed

The Black Eyed's original premiere was at The Magic Theatre in 2005.^[4] The off-Broadway premiere of The Black Eyed was at the New York Theatre Workshop in 2007, directed by Sam Gold with a cast of Aysan Celik, Lameece Issaq, Jeanine Serralles and Emily Swallow.^[5] ^[6]

The Theatre Fournos of Athens, Greece, produced a translation of the play in Greek.^[7] ^[8]

Fit for a Queen

FIT FOR A QUEEN was first produced by the Classical Theatre of Harlem in 2016.^[9]

Free Radicals

Free Radicals was translated into Dutch by the Het Zuidelijk Toneel in 2012.^[10] She was also an artist-in-residence at the same theatre.^[11]

List of Plays

MALVOLIO^[12]
ROAR^[13]
THE BLACK EYED^[14]
FIT FOR A QUEEN^[15]
CHOCOLATE IN HEAT^[16]
TERRITORIES^[17]
AS SOON AS IMPOSSIBLE^[18]
FREE RADICALS^[19]
AGAIN AND AGAINST^[20]
THE STRANGEST^[21]
THE MACHINE^[22]
THE ALTER-EGO OF AN ARAB-AMERICAN ASSIMILIATIONIST^[23]
CODES OF HONOR^[24]
VERITAS^[25]
DEARBORN^[26]
LAST STOP TO ANDALUSIA

Published novels

TOO SOON, Avid Reader Press/Simon & Schuster ^[27] ^[28]

Published plays

The Black Eyed & Architecture, Broadway Play Publishing Inc.
Roar, Broadway Play Publishing Inc.
The Strangest, Broadway Play Publishing Inc.^[29]
Malvolio, Broadway Play Publishing Inc.^[30]

References

^ Ali, Roaa; Potter, George; Al-Saber, Samar (2024). Arabs, Politics, and Performance. ISSN. Taylor & Francis. p. 1-PA2009. ISBN 978-1-04-010389-0. Retrieved 6 November 2024.
^ Lyons, Donald (9 April 2004). "PROMISING 'ROAR' WHIMPERS OUT". New York Post.
^ https://www.nytimes.com/2023/07/10/theater/malvolio-review.html
^ "Arab Stages - Five Arab American Plays Everyone Should Read | the Martin E. Segal Theater Center".
^ "NYTW / The Black Eyed".
^ https://www.nytimes.com/2007/08/01/theater/reviews/01blac.html
^ https://www.all4palestine.org/ModelDetails.aspx?gid=7&mid=559&lang=en
^ chrome-extension://efaidnbmnnnibpcajpcglclefindmkaj/https://www.athensjournals.gr/humanities/2022-4770-AJHA-ART-Jones-05.pdf
^ "Know a Theatre: Classical Theatre of Harlem". 19 June 2023.
^ https://playbill.com/article/new-dramatists-new-residents-are-nachtrieb-baker-beaty-george-kempson-mcmanus-shamieh-and-volpe-com-170127
^ "Alles wat het theaterhart begeert - Festival HartsTocht". 27 May 2009.
^ "Malvolio". 18 July 2023.
^ Selim, Yasser Fouad (2012). "The Representation of Arab America in Betty Shamieh's Roar and The Black Eyed". Comparative American Studies an International Journal. 10 (4): 293–303. doi:10.1179/1477570012Z.00000000022.
^ Selim, Yasser Fouad (2012). "The Representation of Arab America in Betty Shamieh's Roar and The Black Eyed". Comparative American Studies an International Journal. 10 (4): 293–303. doi:10.1179/1477570012Z.00000000022.
^ https://www.timeout.com/newyork/blog/theater-review-fit-for-a-queen-walks-like-an-egyptian-101116
^ https://fac.umass.edu:8070/Online/default.asp?BOparam::WScontent::loadArticle::permalink=Chocolatein&BOparam::WScontent::loadArticle::context_id=
^ ""Territories" Uncovers a Woman's Secrets, at Arabian Shakes, S.F." 12 May 2019.
^ "TAPS' 'As Soon as Impossible' is equal parts emotionally heavy and comedically light-hearted". 15 November 2021.
^ "Betty Shamieh – John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation…".
^ https://www.all4palestine.org/ModelDetails.aspx?gid=7&mid=559&lang=en
^ https://www.nytimes.com/2017/03/15/theater/the-strangest-review.html
^ "The Machine".
^ "Betty Shamieh | an Interview".
^ "Veracity Butcher".
^ "Playwright Betty Shamieh's favorite antiheroes and angelic demons | Harvard Magazine". 7 December 2016.
^ "Theatreworks Silicon Valley Streams new Works Festival online". 20 April 2021.
^ "TOO SOON | Kirkus Reviews".
^ Avid Reader Press/Simon & Schuster
^ "The Strangest".
^ "Malvolio".

External links

BettyShamieh.com
Institute for Middle East Understanding: Betty Shamieh
Radcliffe Institute for Advanced Study: Betty Shamieh
New York Theatre Workshop: Betty Shamieh
Magic Theatre
Time Out New York Betty Shamieh explodes Arab archetypes in The Black Eyed

[e721-1] Ali, Roaa; Potter, George; Al-Saber, Samar (2024). Arabs, Politics, and Performance. ISSN. Taylor & Francis. p. 1-PA2009. ISBN 978-1-04-010389-0. Retrieved 6 November 2024.

[NYP_2004-2] Lyons, Donald (9 April 2004). "PROMISING 'ROAR' WHIMPERS OUT". New York Post.

[3] ttps://www.nytimes.com/2023/07/10/theater/malvolio-review.html

[4] "Arab Stages - Five Arab American Plays Everyone Should Read | the Martin E. Segal Theater Center".

[5] "NYTW / The Black Eyed".

[6] ttps://www.nytimes.com/2007/08/01/theater/reviews/01blac.html

[7] ttps://www.all4palestine.org/ModelDetails.aspx?gid=7&mid=559&lang=en

[8] rome-extension://efaidnbmnnnibpcajpcglclefindmkaj/https://www.athensjournals.gr/humanities/2022-4770-AJHA-ART-Jones-05.pdf

[9] "Know a Theatre: Classical Theatre of Harlem". 19 June 2023.

[10] ttps://playbill.com/article/new-dramatists-new-residents-are-nachtrieb-baker-beaty-george-kempson-mcmanus-shamieh-and-volpe-com-170127

[11] "Alles wat het theaterhart begeert - Festival HartsTocht". 27 May 2009.

[12] "Malvolio". 18 July 2023.

[13] Selim, Yasser Fouad (2012). "The Representation of Arab America in Betty Shamieh's Roar and The Black Eyed". Comparative American Studies an International Journal. 10 (4): 293–303. doi:10.1179/1477570012Z.00000000022.

[14] Selim, Yasser Fouad (2012). "The Representation of Arab America in Betty Shamieh's Roar and The Black Eyed". Comparative American Studies an International Journal. 10 (4): 293–303. doi:10.1179/1477570012Z.00000000022.

[15] ttps://www.timeout.com/newyork/blog/theater-review-fit-for-a-queen-walks-like-an-egyptian-101116

[16] ttps://fac.umass.edu:8070/Online/default.asp?BOparam::WScontent::loadArticle::permalink=Chocolatein&BOparam::WScontent::loadArticle::context_id=

[17] ""Territories" Uncovers a Woman's Secrets, at Arabian Shakes, S.F." 12 May 2019.

[18] "TAPS' 'As Soon as Impossible' is equal parts emotionally heavy and comedically light-hearted". 15 November 2021.

[19] "Betty Shamieh – John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation…".

[20] ttps://www.all4palestine.org/ModelDetails.aspx?gid=7&mid=559&lang=en

[21] ttps://www.nytimes.com/2017/03/15/theater/the-strangest-review.html

[22] "The Machine".

[23] "Betty Shamieh | an Interview".

[24] "Veracity Butcher".

[25] "Playwright Betty Shamieh's favorite antiheroes and angelic demons | Harvard Magazine". 7 December 2016.

[26] "Theatreworks Silicon Valley Streams new Works Festival online". 20 April 2021.

[27] "TOO SOON | Kirkus Reviews".

[28] Avid Reader Press/Simon & Schuster

[29] "The Strangest".

[30] "Malvolio".

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