Rachel’s Words

“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.

http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/06296/732263-53.stm

SHADYSIDE: University of Pittsburgh students and faculty present a dramatic reading of “The Story of Rachel Corrie: A Death in Rafah” at 7:30 p.m. today and tomorrow at First Unitarian Church, 605 Morewood Ave. The presentation is a new version of the controversial play “My Name Is Rachel Corrie.” A discussion follows. Fee is $10, or $5 for students and seniors. Proceeds benefit the church’s Committee for Justice in the Middle East. For advance tickets, call 412-621-8008, Ext. 314.

** Tickets for the production are now on sale by calling (212) 307-4100 or by visiting www.ticketmaster.com.

My Name Is Rachel Corrie to Play Off-Broadway’s Minetta Lane
By Andrew Gans and Robert Simonson
22 Jun 2006

Megan Dodds in the Royal Court production of My Name Is Rachel Corrie.

The acclaimed, and controversial, Royal Court Theatre production of My Name Is Rachel Corrie has finally found a New York home. It will begin performances at Off-Broadway’s Minetta Lane Theatre Oct. 15. The limited engagement will play 48 performances through Nov. 19.

The play, which is taken from the writings of the late American activist Rachel Corrie, will be directed by actor Alan Rickman, who, with journalist Katharine Viner, edited Corrie’s writings.

The play opened in April 2005 at London’s Royal Court Theatre and returned for an encore engagement in October 2005. It later played nine weeks at London’s Playhouse Theatre in spring 2006. The play was nominated for an Olivier Award for Outstanding Achievement.

In conjunction with the release of “My Name is Rachel Corrie,” the Center for Constitutional Rights invites you to:

Rachel’s Legacy
An evening of art and discussion on how activists today are working to support the people of Palestine

Free and Open to the Public

Monday, October 16, 2006. Doors open at 6pm, program begins at 7pm
Judson Memorial Church
243 Thompson Street entrance (At the corner of Thompson Street and Washington Square South)
*Wheelchair accessible

Featuring:

• Craig and Cindy Corrie, Rachel Corrie’s parents, on their daughter’s life, their trips to Palestine, and their fight for justice,
• Maria LaHood, attorney on Corrie v. Caterpillar, Center for Constitutional Rights, on the case against Caterpillar and the status of the lawsuit,
• Huwaida Arraf and Adam Shapiro, International Solidarity Movement, on their work today in Palestine and Lebanon,
• Bread and Puppet installation from Daughter Courage.

Rachel Corrie, an American peace activist, was killed by a Caterpillar D9 bulldozer in 2003 as she stood in front of a Palestinian family’s home, protecting it from being demolished while the family was inside.

The Words of Rachel Corrie
Directed by Deborah Peabody

Tuesdays at 7 PM from June 20 through August 29

Rachel Corrie was a 23-year-old American peace activist from Olympia, Washington, who was crushed to death by an Israeli bulldozer on 16 March 2003, while undertaking nonviolent direct action to protect the home of a Palestinian doctor, his wife, and three children from demolition. The International Solidarity Movement, with whom corrie volunteered, claimed that she was run over on purpose, but The Israeli Defense Forces has said it was an accident and that she was killed by falling debris. This play which is based on a remarkable series of emails to her family, we learn why she was risking her life.

Admission is $15 unless otherwise noted.
Schedule subject to change.
More shows TBA

All shows are at The Provincetown Inn, 1 Commercial Street in Provincetown with free parking, air-conditioning and wheelchair accessibility.

We also offer free lollipops, free wine & free seltzer.

Information 508-487-2666
Tickets can be purchased at the door or at www.ptownfringe.org

My Name Is Rachel Corrie
Royal Court Theatre

Theatre Pleasance Courtyard

Alan Rickman’s production is ‘A triumph’ Observer, ‘Pitch-perfect’ Independent, ‘Vibrant’ Standard, ‘Skilful’ Financial Times, ‘Gripping’ Telegraph. Why did a young woman leave her comfortable American life to stand between a bulldozer and a Palestinian home? Direct from sell-out West End season.

Aug 3-13, 15-20, 22-28: 17:50 (2hrs), £12.50
www.edfringe.com/
Search for all performances here.

My Name is Rachel Corrie

Irish Premiere
Taken from the writings of Rachel Corrie
Edited by Alan Rickman and Hatherine Viner
Performed by Josephine Taylor
Directed by Alan Rickman
Designed by Hildegard Bechtler
Lighting designed by Johanna Town
Sound & video by Emma Laxton

Why did a 23-year-old woman leave her comfortable American life to stand between a bulldozer and a Palestinian home? The short life and sudden death of Rachel Corrie, from the words she left behind. A portrait of a remarkable woman, My Name is Rachel Corrie tells the story of American peace activist Rachel Corrie based on extracts from her diaries during her time spent in the Gaza Strip up until her death in 2003. My Name Is Rachel Corrie makes its Irish debut in Galway fresh from a successful sell-out season in London’s West End and two sell-out seasons at the Royal Court.

Company: THE ROYAL COURT THEATRE
Venue: Black Box Theatre
Date: Monday 24- Sunday 30 July
Time: 7.30pm(90 minutes)
Ticket: €22 (€20 conc.)

SANTA FE, NM:

Teatro Paraguas presents
MESSAGES OF RACHEL CORRIE
A staged reading of Rachel Corrie’s e-mails from Rafah and other writings.

Saturday, July 22, 8:00 pm
Sunday, July 23, 2:00 pm

El Museo Cultural de Santa Fe
1615 Paseo de Peralta
Santa Fe, New Mexico

Admission is by donation. Performances will benefit the Rachel Corrie Foundation and El Museo Cultural.

For further information please call 505.473.0143

Volunteer worker killed in Gaza Strip inspires play

Controversial work based on Rachel Corrie’s writings will be staged at World Urban Festival
Kevin Griffin
Vancouver Sun

Wednesday, June 21, 2006
A little more than three years ago, a young woman named Rachel Corrie was crushed to death by an Israeli bulldozer while defending a Palestinian home from destruction in the Gaza Strip.

Corrie, a 23-year-old from Olympia, Wash., was a volunteer with the International Solidarity Movement, a Palestinian-led group dedicated to resisting the Israeli occupation of Palestinian land through non-violent direct action.

Her death could have been nothing more than a tragic but fleeting news story in the ongoing Israeli-Palestinian conflict. But it became much more lasting and significant because of the powerful writing Corrie left behind, which has been turned into a controversial play being staged during Earth: The World Urban Festival, the cultural and artistic component to the UN’s World Urban Forum in Vancouver.

Called My Name is Rachel Corrie, the work will receive two staged readings at the festival by 10 non-professional actors. The cast includes two 11-year-olds, a Japanese-Canadian in his 60s, a former International Solidarity Movement activist and Canadians of Christian, Jewish and Muslim heritage.

SUNDAY, JUNE 18: CHICAGOLAND PREMIER OF “THE VOICE OF RACHEL CORRIE”
An original staged performance of reading of her words.

EVANSTON PUBLIC LIBRARY
ORRINGTON & CHURCH STREET, EVANSTON

2 PM, Free Admission (donations gratefully accepted).

Following the 45 minute performance there will be speakers and a discussion period on the Israeli occupation of Palestine.

This free event is brought to you by: Evanston Neighbors for Peace, International Solidarity Movement-Chicago Chapter, Palestine Aid Society, Arab American Action Network, Northshore Coalition for Peace & Justice, Not In My Name.

For more information on Rachel Corrie and the International Solidarity Movement, please visit www.rachelswords.org, www.palsolidarity.org and www.rachelcorriefoundation.org.

The Chicago chapter of the International Solidarity Movement can be reached at: ISMinChicago@aol.com or 773-489-3505