Najla Said

Mitch Greenberg and More to Star in NOVEMBER 4 Musical at Voices Festival Productions
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Nov 4, 2025

Voices Festival Productions has revealed the full cast for its World Premiere production of November 4, an urgent, timely musical play about a political assassination that changed the course of history.

THE MULBERRY TREE Encore Presentation to be Presented at La MaMa
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Jan 7, 2025

Following a sold-out run in October 2024, the Loose Change Production of The Mulberry Tree, written by Hanna Eady and Edward Mast and directed by Alexandra Aron, will return to   La MaMa ETC. Learn how to purchase tickets.

Photos: THE MULBERRY TREE Begins Rehearsals at La MaMa ETC
by Stephi Wild - Oct 4, 2024

The Mulberry Tree, a new play set in Palestine by Hanna Eady and Edward Mast, directed by Alexandra Aron, will have its world premiere at La MaMa ETC this month. Check out all new rehearsal photos here!

THE MULBERRY TREE to be Presented at La MaMa This Fall
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Sep 17, 2024

The Mulberry Tree, a new play set in Palestine by Hanna Eady and Edward Mast, directed by Alexandra Aron, will have its world premiere at La MaMa ETC. Learn how to purchase tickets.

Clutch Productions To Present Staged Readings Of PALESTINE Written And Performed By Najla Saïd
by A.A. Cristi - May 22, 2024

Clutch Productions will present two staged readings of PALESTINE by Najla Saïd on June 15, 2024, at Holy Trinity Church Inwood. Proceeds benefit humanitarian aid for the children of Gaza.

LaMaMa to Present the World Premiere of THE MULBERRY TREE in February
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Jan 18, 2024

Directed by Alexandra Aron, The Mulberry Tree will have its world premiere at La MaMa ETC. Learn how to purchase tickets!

THE GAZA MONOLOGUES Comes to the Noor Theatre This Week
by Stephi Wild - Nov 28, 2023

Noor Theatre is answering the urgent request shared by Iman Aoun at ASHTAR Theatre in Ramallah for theatre makers around the world to host readings of the Gaza Monologues on November 29, 2023, the International Day of Solidarity with the Palestinian People.

Karen Malpede's TROY TOO is Coming to HERE in May
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Mar 20, 2023

Theater Three Collaborative in New York and Persona Theater Company in Athens, two companies known for their social justice work, will present the world premiere of Karen Malpede’s Troy Too.

InterAct Theatre Presents The World Premiere Of SETTLEMENTS!
by A.A. Cristi - Mar 5, 2022

InterAct Theatre Company continues its 2021-2022 season with  SETTLEMENTS, a “world premiere” play by InterAct's founding Producing Artistic Director, Seth Rozin. SETTLEMENTS marks InterAct's 3rd live, in-person production since returning from the pandemic shutdown, following on the heels of its critically acclaimed THIS BITTER EARTH in February 2022. 

Writer/Performer Judith Sloan Recognized With a City Artists Corps Grant
by Stephi Wild - Oct 11, 2021

Judith Sloan will present Songs, Poetry and Monologues of Migration, Refuge and Finding Home - at the Queens Theatre, as part of the City Artists Corps showcase on Saturday October 23 at 4 pm. The hour long program is free and takes place in the Claire Shulman Theatre at the Queens Theatre in Flushing Meadow Park, Queens, NY.

Gene Frankel Theatre & White Horse Theater Company Announce Window-Box Production Of Najla Said's PALESTINE
by Stephi Wild - Sep 20, 2021

The Gene Frankel Theatre and White Horse Theater Company will present an intimate production of Palestine written & performed by Najla Said in the window of the Gene Frankel Theatre. In their effort to offer a 'Windo to the soul' the two companies have partnered to create a 'Windo' performance series focused on personal journeys of self-reflection.

SCENES FROM 73* YEARS Will Stream From the Theatre Project
by Stephi Wild - Jun 2, 2021

Palestine. An epic snapshot of life under occupation. A picnic interrupted by soldiers. Never-ending lines. Palestinian-Irish playwright Hannah Khalil draws from stories of family and friends to reveal the real human story: the dreams, comedy, sadness, and frustrations of daily life in the shadow of the 'separation wall.'

Nuyorican Poets Café LIBERTY'S DAUGHTERS: IMMIGRANT WOMEN'S MONOLOGUES
by A.A. Cristi - Oct 19, 2020

Immigrant/International Artists and Scholars in New York and Nuyorican Poets Café invite you to Liberty's Daughters, an evening of immigrant women's monologues presented by artists across generations and ethnicities at the storied (virtual) Nuyorican Poets Café

10th Annual FIRE THIS TIME FESTIVAL Features Cutting-Edge And Emerging Black Playwrights
by A.A. Cristi - Jan 25, 2019

OBIE award-winning The Fire This Time Festival  (TFTT) announces today its 10th anniversary festival dates and the lineup of featured playwrights who comprise the centerpiece of the annual 10-minute play program and select readings of new full-length plays.

World Premiere Of SPIN OFF Will Be Presented at The Riverside Theatre
by Stephi Wild - Aug 17, 2018

Creative Women New York will present the world premiere of 'Spin Off' by Bernard Pomerance, author of 'The Elephant Man,' in a production directed by Ron Canada from September 21 to October 13 at The Riverside Theatre, 91 Claremont Avenue.

Connecticut Women Attend the Second Women's Voices Theater Festival Held in D.C.
by Lauren Yarger - Feb 18, 2018

Connecticut women attend Voices Festival in DC; Playwright Initiative at Ivoryton; International Women's Day Readings at Westport

Westport Country Playhouse Hosts International Women's Day Event Featuring Joanna Gleason and More
by Julie Musbach - Feb 15, 2018

Westport Country Playhouse will host the second annual 'Letters to Our Daughters,' a free-of-charge event to celebrate International Women's Day, on Thursday, March 8, at 7 p.m. A diverse group of 13 women, including Tony Award winners Joanna Gleason and Judith Ivey, and 'This Is Us' series regular Susan Kelechi Watson, will read essays and poems written by female authors on global women's issues.

InterAct Theatre Opens Season With World Premiere Of BROKEN STONES
by BWW News Desk - Nov 3, 2017

If you believe in a story, does that make it true? British playwright Fin Kennedy's exhilarating play, BROKEN STONES, presented by InterAct Theatre Company, is based on a true story, but based on is relative.

PRELUDE 2017, Thomas Ostermeier and More Highlight Segal Center's 2017 Fall Season
by BWW News Desk - Oct 4, 2017

The Martin E. Segal Theatre Center, located at The Graduate Center, City University of New York, announces its Fall 2017 season of public programs. The season features free public programs throughout the fall and winter, with contemporary theatre and performing artists from around the world.

InterAct Theatre Opens Season with World Premiere of BROKEN STONES
by BWW News Desk - Sep 29, 2017

If you believe in a story, does that make it true? British playwright Fin Kennedy's exhilarating play, BROKEN STONES, presented by InterAct Theatre Company, is based on a true story, but based on is relative.