Description
Book SynopsisJames Al-Shamma is Assistant Professor of Theatre at Belmont University, where he started teaching in 2007. He teaches theatre history and literature, scriptwriting, film, improvisation and other courses. He directs at the university and is an artistic and producing partner for the Five Dollar Recession (FDR) Theatre Company. Dr. Al-Shamma's principal areas of research are contemporary women playwrights and Arabic, and specifically Iraqi, theatre. He has published two books on American playwright Sarah Ruhl and has published articles in the Journal of Dramatic Theory and Criticism and The Eugene O'Neill Review.
A. Al-Azraki is an Iraqi playwright.
Table of ContentsForeword General introduction Biographies
The Takeover by Hoshang Waziri Introduction Text
A Cradle by Abdul-Kareem Al-Ameri Introduction Text
Ishtar in Baghdad by Rasha Fadhil Introduction Text
Summer Rain by Abdel-Nabi Al-Zaidi Introduction Text
Romeo and Juliet in Baghdad by Monadhil Daoud Albayati Introduction Text
Me, Torture, and Your Love by Awatif Naeem Introduction Text
A Strange Bird on Our Roof by Abdul Razaq Al-Rubai Introduction Text
Cartoon Dreams by Kareem Sheghaidil Introduction Text
The Widow by A. Al-Azraki Introduction Text
