Author Archives: Juhyun Woo (she/her/hers)

Review of Syrian Refugees, Applied Theater, Workshop Facilitation, and Stories: While They Were Waiting written by Fadi Skeiker, reviewed by Sonja Arsham Kuftinec

SYRIAN REFUGEES, APPLIED THEATER, WORKSHOP FACILITATION, AND STORIES: WHILE THEY WERE WAITING. By Fadi Skeiker. New York: Routledge, 2021; pp. 96 + xi.

I have a personal connection to Fadi Skeiker’s generative reflections on applied theatre work with Syrian refugees, …

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Review of MUKHRIJĀT AL-MASRAḤ AL-MIṢRĪ (1990-2010): DIRĀSA SĪMIYŪṬĪQĪYAH [Female Egyptian Directors (1990-2010): A Semiotic Study written by Hadia Abd El-Fattah, reviewed by Areeg Ibrahim

MUKHRIJĀT AL-MASRAḤ AL-MIṢRĪ (1990-2010): DIRĀSA SĪMIYŪṬĪQĪYAH [Female Egyptian Directors (1990-2010): A Semiotic Study]. By Hadia Abd El-Fattah. Sharja: Arab Theatre Institute, 2019; pp. 277.

Female Egyptian Directors (1990-2010): A Semiotic Study by Hadia Abd El-Fattah offers an interesting encyclopedic take …

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Up There by Wael Kadour, Introduction by Edward Ziter

Introduction to Up There by Wael Kadour

Some 6.6 million Syrians have fled Syria since 2011 according to the UNHCR, a diaspora that has included established theatre makers. Many of these artists have found institutional support in Europe, resulting in …

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“Indigenous Avant-Gardes”: The Shiraz Arts Festival and Ritual Performance Theory in 1970s Iran

By Matthew Randle-Bent

The Shiraz Arts Festival (1967-77) exerted a significant, yet under-appreciated, influence over the development of performance theory within the US academy. In a sense, the program presented annually in Iran exhibited the “broad spectrum” described by performance …

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Review of Theaters of Citizenship: Aesthetics and Politics of Avant-Garde Performance in Egypt written by Sonali Pahwa, reviewed by Suzi Elnaggar

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Theaters of Citizenship: Aesthetics and Politics of Avant-Garde Performance in Egypt. By Sonali Pahwa. Performance Works. Evanston, Il: Northwestern University Press, 2020.

Review by Suzi Elnaggar
Independent Scholar and Dramaturg

In a refreshing departure from the conventionally distinct genres of …

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Performance Review: Playwright Showcase New Arab American Theater Works directed by Sherrine Azab, project coordinated by Kathryn Haddad

PLAYWRIGHT SHOWCASE. New Arab American Theater Works, Multiple authors. Readings directed by Sherrine Azab, project coordinated by Kathryn Haddad. New Arab American Theater Works, Minneapolis. April 1-2, 2023.

Reviewed by Katherine Hennessey
(Review edited by Edward Ziter)

New Arab …

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Playing the Street: Syrian Musicians in Istanbul

By Jonathan H. Shannon

Introduction: Playing the Street

It is nearing midnight on a summer evening in 2016 as I walk up the steep cobblestone hill from the Tophane tram stop toward the Galatasaray High School. The evening is pleasant …

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It’s Only Funny with Stage Directions by Laila Sajir, Introduction by Andrew Goldberg

Introduction to It’s Only Funny with Stage Directions by Laila Sajir

By Andrew Goldberg

Following in the footsteps of actor-writers such as Michaela Coel (Chewing Gum) and Phoebe Waller-Bridge (Fleabag) but with a voice distinctly her …

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Performance Review: English by Sanaz Toossi, directed by Knud Adams

ENGLISH. By Sanaz Toossi. Directed by Knud Adams. Linda Gross Theater, Atlantic Theater Company. February 18, 2022.

Reviewed by Marvin Carlson, Graduate Center, CUNY

In the new globalized society, language is one of the most important tools anyone can utilize, …

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Performance Review: Wish You Were Here and First Down

First Down. By SEVAN. Directed by Johanna McKeon. Performed at 59E59, produced, and commissioned by Noor Theater, New York City. March 4, 2022.

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Wish You Were Here. By Sanaz Toossi. Directed by Gaye Taylor Upchurch. Playwright’s Horizons, New York …

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Performance Review: Drowning in Cairo by Adam Ashraf Elsayigh, directed by Sahar Assaf

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Drowning In Cairo. By Adam Ashraf Elsayigh. Directed by Sahar Assaf. Golden Thread Productions at Potrero Stage, San Francisco. April 8, 2022.

Reviewed by Samer Al-Saber, Stanford University

On the opening night of the world premiere of Adam Ashraf Elsayigh’s …

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Review of Stories Under Occupation and Other Plays from Palestine, edited by Samer Al-Saber and Gary M. English

STORIES UNDER OCCUPATION AND OTHER PLAYS FROM PALESTINE. Edited by Samer Al-Saber and Gary M. English. In Performance. London: Seagull Books, 2020; pp 256 + xxxi

Reviewed by Zeina Salame, University of Vermont

Stories under Occupation and Other Plays from

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Performance Review: Birds of a Kind by Wajdi Mouawad, directed by Robert Schuster

Birds Of A Kind. By Wajdi Mouawad. Directed by Robert Schuster. The Berliner Ensemble, Berlin. March 30, 2022.

Reviewed by Marvin Carlson, Graduate Center, CUNY

Probably the most popular contemporary author on the German stage at this moment is the …

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