Nabil Al-Raee

Though these freedom fighters stand diametrically opposed to what I believe in, I recognized that they could have been members of my own family.

As previously announced, NYU Skirball will present a series of free events and post-show conversations with artists, writers, educators and Middle East experts, including the newly added Kathleen Chalfant, alongside Oskar Eustis, Tony Kushner, Jim Nicola and Alisa Solomon.

The Freedom Theatre, a leading theatre company based in the Jenin Refugee Camp, occupied Palestine, will bring its brand new production The Siege to the Tron as part of its first ever UK tour. This is the first opportunity for UK based theatre audiences to see the work of this renowned company that has travelled across the world and uses theatre as a form of generating cultural resistance as well as providing opportunities to create a vibrant and  creative artistic community in the northern part of the West Bank.

Birmingham Repertory Theatre announces a new season of work today for Spring and Summer 2015 including major revivals of the Pulitzer prize-winning HARVEY, THE KING'S SPEECH plus the world premieres of six very different, but equally original plays.

The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts will host 22 theatrical offerings from 20 different countries during WORLD STAGES: International Theater Festival 2014 that will run for three weeks March 10-30, 2014 throughout the Center. The international festival features contemporary theater works offering 13 fully staged productions, 4 theater-focused installations, 3 readings of new works, and 2 forums. From Olivier and Tony Award-winning puppetry to innovative perspectives on old classics, a diverse showcase of theatrical expression will be represented by countries spanning the globe including Australia, Brazil, Canada, Chile, China, England, France, Iceland, Iraq, Israel, Japan, Kuwait, Mexico, Pakistan, Palestine, Scotland, South Africa, Sudan, Syria, and the United States.