The play which was once “too hot to handle” opens in Haifa - and in theaters across the world
Wednesday, February 20th, 2008On March 16th, My Name is Rachel Corrie will open in Haifa in Arabic. The Corries will attend, along with some members of the Royal Court Theatre. After that it will travel to Nazareth, Ramallah, Jaffa, and Jerusalem.
In the last few months there have been performances of the play in Montreal, Vancouver, B.C., Edmonton and Calgary in Canada, and it is scheduled for Toronto later this spring. The Denver production has recently been in Lincoln and Omaha, Nebraska, and in Des Moines, Iowa, and is this weekend (February 23/24 ‘08) in Albuquerque, New Mexico.
It has played in Lima, Athens, Stockholm and is headed to Germany, Spain, and more… there are plans for a performance in South Africa in 2009. The Corries will be stopping at performances in Madison, Wisconsin, and in Watertown, MA, on their way to Haifa. They have attended and done talkbacks, forums, etc. in Montreal, Vancouver, BC, and Des Moines, and did a taped phone message for Albuquerque. (See review below.)
