Rachel’s Words

This Tuesday November 21 @ 8PM, Head of the PLO Mission to Washington, D.C. Afif Safieh, the Century Foundation’s Daniel Levy, and actor Alan Rickman will appear as panelists on the “Talk Back” discussion segment following the presentation of MY NAME IS RACHEL CORRIE in New York.

Compiled by Alan Rickman and Katharine Viner, with the kind permission of the Corrie family, from writings left behind in the diaries, letters and e-mails of American activist Rachel Corrie, MY NAME IS RACHEL CORRIE chronicles the human, social and political evolution in the life and controversial death of a young woman. The play traces the life of Rachel Corrie from her early days in Washington state, through her experiences as an activist seeking to learn more about the community within Gaza. A triumph in London, the award-winning Royal Court Theatre production of MY NAME IS RACHEL CORRIE has opened in New York to an outpouring of critical acclaim - the best reviewed new play of the season.

“The Words of Rachel Corrie”
Thursday, November, 16th, 7PM
Ellsworth Hall, Pine Manor College
400 Heath St. Manor
Chestnut HIll, MA,

For More Information
Contact: Deborah Peabody, 508.487.9014

From Provincetown to Boston

“The Words of Rachel Corrie”, created and directed by Deborah Peabody and starring Marissa Lena O’Connor was performed all summer at the Provincetown Fringe Festival. Due to the powerful effect that the production has had on the director, the actor, and on audiences and critics, “The Words of Rachel Corrie” will be reproduced in Boston in November and then in Western MA in December.

FIRST CONGREGATIONAL CHURCH OF OLD LYME
2 Ferry Road l Old Lyme, CT 06371
860-434-8686 l fccol.org

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Contact: Elaine Fitzpatrick 203-453-4532 elafitz555@hotmail.com
Judy Simmons 860-739-5042 jwsimmons@ct.metrocast.net

“Rachel Corrie: A Woman of Conscience”
Staged Reading to be Performed November 3 and 5 in Old Lyme

Actors and musicians will interpret writings of young American woman
who met death in Israeli-Palestinian hostilities

Old Lyme, CT — October 2, 2006 — The writings of Rachel Corrie, a 23-year old American human rights worker killed while serving in Palestine in 2003, will be interpreted by actors and musicians in Old Lyme on Friday, November 3 at 7:30 PM, and again on Sunday, November 5 at 3:00 PM. The performances – open to the public — will take place at the First Congregational Church [FCCOL] of Old Lyme.
Corrie was crushed to death by an Israeli military bulldozer as she protested the demolition of the home of a Palestinian family in Gaza. Her journal entries and correspondence depict the passion and conviction of a young woman caught up in the human drama of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. They illuminate her passage from typical American adolescence to ardent activism, and reflect the concerns of her parents and friends as her priorities took shape. She vividly describes the harsh realities of life in occupied Gaza, documenting exquisitely tender moments as well as the most frightful ones.
The Corrie program is one element in a series entitled “Women of Conscience,” sponsored by the FCCOL, featuring and amplifying the voices of American, Israeli and Palestinian, Jewish, Muslim and Christian women whose work inspires hope for a more peaceful world. A complete schedule of these events is appended to this release.