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BACK HOUSE PRODUCTIONS and CHERRY LANE THEATRE present

"THE MIDDLE EAST, IN PIECES"

A Free Reading of Six Short Pieces in Response to the Current Developments in the Middle East

PLAYS BY KIA CORTHRON, ISRAEL HOROVITZ, ANNE NELSON, HEATHER RAFFO, BETTY SHAMIEH AND BEAU WILLIMON DIRECTED BY THOMAS CARUSO

ONE NIGHT ONLY, AUGUST 17th at CHERRY LANE THEATRE

TO BE FOLLOWED BY A POST-READING DIALOGUE WITH THE AUDIENCE

Cherry Lane Theatre (Main Stage)
38 Commerce Street
8pm, August 17th

Seating is limited. Reservations can be made by calling Megan Messmer at Cherry Lane Theatre: 212.989.2020 ext. 32, or online by e-mailing reservation requests to MiddleEastReading@gmail.com.

NEW YORK TIMES ARTICLE

Plays Focus on Middle East

The playwrights Kia Corthron ("Force Continuum"), Israel Horovitz ("Line") and Anne Nelson ("Savages") will participate in "The Middle East, in Pieces," a reading of six short plays that respond to the ongoing violence in the Middle East. The free evening of theater, directed by Thomas Caruso, is scheduled for Aug. 17 at 8 p.m. at the Cherry Lane Theater in the West Village. The event was the idea of the New York playwright Beau Willimon, whose girlfriend's father was living in Beirut when the current conflict began. Mr. Willimon approached the nonprofit theater company Back House Productions with the idea of a reading series in mind, and the company agreed to produce it. "Our goal is to offer a diverse spectrum of responses," Mr. Willimon said in a statement. "By engaging in a dialogue with the audience, we hope, in our own small way, to raise awareness." Several of the playwrights and the director will join the audience in a discussion after the reading.

Our goal is to offer a diverse spectrum of responses. By engaging in a dialogue with the audience, we hope, in our own small way, to raise awareness and encourage a forum for multiple perspectives.

*The reading is free and open to the public, although a $10 donation to the Theatre is suggested.