EVENT:
[T] Jennifer Jajeh's I Heart Hamas: And Other Things I'm Afraid to Tell You (in Minneapolis) at the Bedlam Theatre
(in City of Minneapolis, Hennepin County, State of Minnesota, USA, Earth)
TIME(S): 7:30pm / 19:30 Thursdays through Saturdays | 4pm / 16:00 Sundays followed by Artist Talkback .
DATE(S): February, Thursday 18 to Sunday 21 and Thursday 25 to Sunday 28, 2010 .
DESCRIPTION:
“I Heart Hamas: And Other Things I’m Afraid to Tell You”
A Tragicomic solo show by Jennifer Jajeh
Written and Performed by Jennifer Jajeh
Directed by W. Kamau Bell
Co-presented by IJAN-Twin Cities, Bedlam Theatre, and Mizna
With the current ongoing conflicts in the Middle East, the threat of global terrorism, and the never-ending negotiations and hostilities between Israelis and Palestinians, its hard not to feel overwhelmed by all of the bad international news. Thats exactly how Jennifer Jajeh feels. And to make matters worse, Jennifer is Palestinian. Well, Palestinian American. Or more precisely: a single, Christian, first generation, Palestinian American woman who chooses to return to her parents hometown of Ramallah at the start of the Second Intifada.
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Recognized by NYTheatre.com as "a fascinating look into a world we don't often see or hear about", "I Heart Hamas" made its world premiere in 2008 as a part of New York International Fringe Festival. Following a 12 week sold out premiere run in San Francisco, CA, the show makes its way to Minneapolis in February 2010 as the first stop on a cross country tour!
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See Promotional Video: HERE.
Location:
Bedlam Theatre
1501 6th Street South
Minneapolis, MN 55454
USA
Telephone: +1 . 612 . 341 . 1038 .
(International Dialing Codes)
Tickets: - Buy Online - $15.00 .
($-U.S. Dollars)
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