Rubble
Playwright: Suvendrini Lena
Director: Beatriz Pizano
An Aluna Theatre and Theatre Passe Muraille co-production
February 25th, 2023 – March 18th, 2023
Synopsis
A life full of love and resilience, in Gaza, is also a life interrupted by scarcity and bombardment. Rubble begins with Lena Khalaf Tuffaha’s viral poem, Running Orders, where an ordinary family receives a call:
Run.
You have 58 seconds from the end of this message.
Your house is next.
At the same time, in an abandoned theatre, a poet recites from the celebrated poetry of Mahmoud Darwish (as translated by Fady Joudah) and asks the both timeless and urgent question: What is the meaning of poetry amidst a state of siege? And what is our responsibility as we read, write, hear, and witness the survival of the human spirit in poetry?
Cast:
Lara Arabian, Yousef Kadoura, Sam Kalilieh, Parya Heravi, Roula Said
Creative Team
Playwright: Suvendrini Lena
Director: Beatriz Pizano
Scenographer: Trevor Schwellnus
Dramaturge: Marjorie Chan
Costume Designer: Negar Nemati
Sound Designer: Thomas Ryder Payne
Associate Video Designer: Avideh Saadatpajough
Original Compositions: Roula Said
Additional Dramaturgy: Rimah Jabr
Assistant Costume Designer: Goli Zareyi
Assistant Sound Designer: Ahmed Hegazy
Production Manager: Carlos Verala
Stage Manager: Flavia F. Martin
Assistant Stage Manager: Reva Lokhande
Cultural & Literary Consultants: Lena Khalaf Tuffaha, Rimah Jabr
Community Consultant: Rahaf Fasheh
