Betty Shamieh Explained

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 Eyeds 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]

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

Notes and References

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