A streamed co-presentation of The Shroud Maker, a play by Ahmed Masoud

Dunya Productions is delighted to invite you to join us for a streamed co-presentation of The Shroud Maker, a play by Ahmed Masoud. A compelling black comedy, The Shroud Maker delves deep into the intimate life of ordinary Palestinians to weave a highly distinctive path through Palestine’s turbulent past and present.

 

Watch the streamed performance and then join a Zoom discussion with Ameer Makhoul, an activist, writer, and former political prisoner in an Israeli prison, who will join us from Palestine.

 

Your ticket will allow you to watch the streamed performance anytime from Thursday February 10 through Sunday February 13, plus join us on Saturday February 12 at 11amPacific Time for the special Zoom discussion with Ameer Makhoul.

 

Tickets and more information here!  We will send video performance and Zoom discussion links to ticket-holders before February 10.

 

Produced in partnership with Medina Theater Collective and Dunya Productions.

 

Synopsis:

Hajja Souad, an 80-year old Palestinian woman living on the besieged Gaza Strip, knows about business. She has survived decades of wars and oppression by making shrouds for the dead. A compelling black comedy, The Shroud Maker delves deep into the intimate life of ordinary Palestinians to weave a highly distinctive path through Palestine’s turbulent past and present. Loosely based on a real-life character still living in Gaza, this one-woman comedy weaves comic fantasy and satire with true stories told first hand to the writer and offers a vivid portrait of Palestinian life in Gaza underscored with gallows humor.

 

Reviews:

“The mixture of comical yet painful words bring a unique balance of heartache and laughter to the dark satire of Masoud’s script, and the audience is left with tears in their eyes even as they try to laugh at Souad’s attitude”

-Middle East Monitor    

 

“While the context of the performance adds an extra layer of tragedy, Masoud’s gallows humour is more than welcome” 

-Ceasefire Magazine   

 

“Pangs of pain and heartache accompany the dark satire of Masoud’s script, and the audience are left with tears in their eyes even as they try to laugh grimly to Hajja’s no-nonsense attitude. The final scene is met with a standing ovation, claps filling the studio which moments before trembled with anguish and heartbreak.” 

-The New Arab

 

Tickets and information here!