{"product_id":"contemporary-plays-from-iraq-9781474253307","title":"Contemporary Plays from Iraq","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eJames Al-Shamma\u003c\/b\u003e 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.\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA. Al-Azraki\u003c\/b\u003e is an Iraqi playwright.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eForeword  General introduction  Biographies\u003ci\u003e  The Takeover \u003c\/i\u003eby Hoshang Waziri     Introduction     Text\u003ci\u003e  A Cradle \u003c\/i\u003eby Abdul-Kareem Al-Ameri Introduction     Text\u003ci\u003e  Ishtar in Baghdad \u003c\/i\u003eby Rasha Fadhil Introduction     Text\u003ci\u003e  Summer Rain \u003c\/i\u003eby Abdel-Nabi Al-Zaidi Introduction     Text\u003ci\u003e  Romeo and Juliet in Baghdad \u003c\/i\u003eby Monadhil Daoud Albayati Introduction     Text\u003ci\u003e  Me, Torture, and Your Love \u003c\/i\u003eby Awatif Naeem Introduction     Text\u003ci\u003e  A Strange Bird on Our Roof \u003c\/i\u003eby Abdul Razaq Al-Rubai Introduction     Text\u003ci\u003e  Cartoon Dreams \u003c\/i\u003eby Kareem Sheghaidil Introduction     Text\u003ci\u003e  The Widow \u003c\/i\u003eby A. Al-Azraki Introduction     Text","brand":"Bloomsbury Publishing (UK)","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53187607593303,"sku":"9781474253307","price":66.5,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/contemporary-plays-from-iraq-9781474253307","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}