February 18–19, 2017
Written by Ismail Khalidi
Directed by Michael Malek Najjar
Featuring: Rom Barkhordar, Raj Bond, Luke Daigle, Torrey Hanson, Tommy Malouf, Monica Orozco, Chris Popio, Amro Salama, and Londen Shannon.
Set in Nablus in the spring of 1939, Tennis in Nablus brings to life the last days of the Arab Revolt as the people of Palestine make one final attempt to drive out the British. With deep passion and bold humor, it is a genre-bending look at Palestine's embattled status through the eyes of an unflagging rebel, a tireless polemicist, and an ambitious entrepreneur. With their world igniting around them, this divided family faces their own demons as they seek to achieve peace, freedom, and dignity.
Performed as part of Semitic Commonwealth