Wednesday, March 10, 2010

Play explores conflict in Palestine

Controversial monologue to be read at nexStage Theatre

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By SABINA DANA PLASSE
Express Staff Writer

Charlotte Hemmings will play Rachel Corrie in a play reading, “My Name is Rachel Corrie,” presented by the nexStage Theatre. Photo by

Theatre is a forum to express ideas, sometimes those that many audience members will disagree with. The nexStage Theatre will present the controversial play "My Name Is Rachel Corrie," based on the writings of Rachel Corrie, which were edited by Alan Rickman and Katharine Viner.

The play will be presented as a play reading by Charlotte Hemmings at the nexStage Theatre in Ketchum on Friday, March 12, at 7 p.m. The reading is free and wine and cookies will be served.

< "It is a true story about a woman from Olympia, Wash., who goes to Gaza to help the Palestinian cause," said play reading series organizer and director Jon Kane. "She was brutally killed by an Israeli bulldozer."

Corrie went to Gaza because she was upset that tax dollars were supporting Israel, and she felt the Palestinians were under siege by the Israeli army. When Corrie was killed, she was trying to prevent homes from being bulldozed. Her writings, e-mails and journals were compiled to create the play. Kane said the play had a sold-out run in London and whenever it is presented in the U.S., Isreali supporters lobby to fight against the play's opening.

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"She was a brilliant young woman and extremely altruistic," Kane said. "She believed in a better world."

The reading will take an hour. For details, call 726-9124.

Sabina Dana Plasse: splasse@mtexpress.com