19 stories by "Marina J. Bergenstock"
By Nabra Nelson, Marina J. Bergenstock, Raffi Feghali. In this special episode, Marina and Nabra sit down with Lebanese actor, theatremakers, and peacebuilder Raffi Feghali to talk about the…
By Nabra Nelson, Marina J. Bergenstock. To end the season, this episode will have Marina and Nabra sitting down to tea to talk about highlights from this season and what is to come in the fu…
By Nabra Nelson, Marina J. Bergenstock, Yussef El-Guindi, Leila Buck. As politicized ethnic groups, playwriting comes with a sense of responsibility and history for many MENA and SWANA write…
By Nabra Nelson, Marina J. Bergenstock, Denmo Ibrahim, Sarah Fahmy. Artistic identities can be complicated, and many theatremakers work equally within two or more disciplines simultaneously.…
By Nabra Nelson, Marina J. Bergenstock, Raymond Bobgan, Omar Kurdi. MENA artists continue to work hard to create representation in large theatrical arenas by pushing for their work to be pr…
By Nabra Nelson, Marina J. Bergenstock, Parmida Ziaei, Shadi Ghaheri. In the greater conversation about MENA or SWANA identity, many national and ethnic groups do not neatly fit into that c…
By Nabra Nelson, Marina J. Bergenstock, Arti Ishak, Yasmin Zacaria Mikhaiel. For artists, getting a quality review of their show is often critical to continued success. It can make or break …
By Nabra Nelson, Marina J. Bergenstock, Pirronne Yousefzadeh , Lia Fakhouri. Community engagement is more than a post-show talk or touring production.
By Nabra Nelson, Marina J. Bergenstock, Sahar Assaf, Zeina Daccache. Site-specific performances have the possibility to truly make all the world a stage.
By Marina J. Bergenstock, Nabra Nelson, Ahmed Masoud, Hanna Eady. Theatre is a powerful tool for political and community advocacy efforts.
By Marina J. Bergenstock, Nabra Nelson, Tracy Cameron Francis, BETTY SHAMIEH. Last season we talked about on-stage representation in contemporary theatre. But what does representation look l…
By Marina J. Bergenstock, Nabra Nelson. On this special episode of Kunafa and Shay, Marina and Nabra are joined by actor and activist Yousof Sultani, who discusses his experiences in the the…
By Marina J. Bergenstock, Nabra Nelson. Join Marina and Nabra on this week's episode of Kunafa and Shay as they discuss Middle Eastern and North African cuisine in theatre and their lives.
By Marina J. Bergenstock, Nabra Nelson. On this week's episode of Kunafa and Shay, Marina and Nabra discuss Western ideals of women, specifically Arab women, and two adaptations of Western p…
By Marina J. Bergenstock, Nabra Nelson. On this episode of Kunafa and Shay, Marina and Nabra discuss Egyptian street theatre with Egyptian curator and coordinator Mohab Saber.
By Marina J. Bergenstock, Nabra Nelson. On this week's episode of Kunafa and Shay, join Marina and Nabra as they discuss MENA drama on video, touching a wide range of plays.
By Nabra Nelson, Marina J. Bergenstock. On this week's episode of Kunafa and Shay, join Marina and Nabra as they interview Jen Marlowe about her company Donkeysaddle Productions, where Jen c…
By Marina J. Bergenstock, Nabra Nelson. Join Nabra and Marina as they discuss how MENA theatre in the United States was affected by 9/11, analyze post-9/11 trends in MENA theatre from their …
By Marina J. Bergenstock, Nabra Nelson. In this first episode of Kunafa and Shay, meet our hosts Nabra Nelson and Marina J. Bergenstock!
