Arab Spring hits NY Jewish theater
I am not sure what to make of this, but I have to admit that it look worth price of admission:
NEW YORK — The seemingly absurd struggles of the Middle East and the revolutions of the Arab Spring mingle on stage as the background to a new play by New York Jews about a love affair between a young Muslim woman and an Israeli secret agent.
"SAIDA: A Tunisian Love Story," is the unlikely sounding title for what members at the Jewish Theater of New York see as a unique take on the turmoil in the region.
The theater, founded by playwright Tuvia Tenenbom, specializes in delicate religious, political and sexual questions, so it is suited to dealing with the combustible mix of love and Arab-Israeli politics.
"The play is an allegory for what is happening in Middle East. The woman, Saida, is obviously the Holy Land and after sixty years it's a fight about stupidities," Tenenbom said, following a performance in the small Kraine Theater in Manhattan's East Village.
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you will marry the devil if there is a chance to get an award.
From what I have read, the story line applies today as it did 30 years ago. It is about two different entities competing for a prize..
Sounds like they are going out of their way to stir but I'd probably go see it if I was in town.