The Vagrant Trilogy: Three Plays by Mona Mansour
The Hour of Feeling; The Vagrant; Urge for Going
Mona Mansour author Professor Michael Malek Najjar editor Hala Baki editor
Format:Hardback
Publisher:Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Published:20th Oct '22
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A triptych of plays by a renowned Arab American writer focusing on Palestinian displacement, separation, and the state of “permanent impermanence” refugees the world over experience daily.
“The [Vagrant Trilogy] extends far beyond the timeline of devastating events, and instead shows us something greater: humanity.” - Broadway World
The Vagrant Trilogy is a set of three plays by award-winning Arab American playwright Mona Mansour which explores the Palestinian condition prior to, during, and after the infamous Six-Day War. It sketches the devastating effect this conflict had on members of the Palestinian diaspora scattered in Europe and in Lebanese refugee camps.
With productions in Washington DC, New York, and Abu Dhabi, this trilogy has moved audiences across both America and the Arabic-speaking world. The Hour of Feeling, The Vagrant, and Urge for Going offer a deep exploration of the Palestinian struggle for home and identity, a powerful glimpse into a reality that many face and few understand.
The volume includes a foreword by director Mark Wing-Davey; an introduction by Arab American theatre scholars Hala Baki and Michael Malek Najjar; the three plays in their final performance versions; an interview with playwright Mona Mansour; and a critical essay by literary scholar Diya Abdo. This collection of Mansour’s outstanding plays is another important contribution to the Arab American theatrical canon and the larger body of American drama.
ISBN: 9781350276406
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176 pages