Israel/Palestine conflict fuels NACL drama

Posted 8/21/12

HIGHLAND LAKE, NY — The NACL Theatre 2016 season opens with “This Is Not a Conversation,” performed by the Dead Sea Swimmers of Vancouver, Canada, on Saturday, May 21 at 7:30 p.m. and Sunday, …

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Israel/Palestine conflict fuels NACL drama

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HIGHLAND LAKE, NY — The NACL Theatre 2016 season opens with “This Is Not a Conversation,” performed by the Dead Sea Swimmers of Vancouver, Canada, on Saturday, May 21 at 7:30 p.m. and Sunday, May 22 at 4 p.m. The theatre is located at 110 Highland Lake Rd.

“This Is Not a Conversation” is the organic outgrowth of a chance meeting at a 2013 dinner party in Vancouver, Canada, between Itai Erdal, a former Israeli soldier, and Dima Alansari, the grandchild of Palestinians exiled from Jerusalem in 1948. That encounter, and the dialogue between ostensible enemies from the Middle East form the scaffold for a millennia-long discord brought to life in an innovative theatre experience. Due to unforeseen circumstances, the role of Dima Alansari will be read by guest performer Laylage Courie.

NACL Theatre turns its rehearsal room into a creative laboratory, where the ensemble experiments, raises questions and tests hypotheses. Productions this season will include not only performances by invited groups like the Dead Sea Swimmers, but NACL’s own creation “Courage,” a multi-disciplinary outdoor performance based on Brecht’s classic “Mother Courage and Her Children;” and familiar faces, like “Shakespeare’s Will,” a return of the Slipper Room burlesque show and a third installment of the “Lakeside House” series.

CSArts subscriptions, covering a full season of shows and special events, cost $150 (single) or $300 for a family. Individual tickets cost $20 general admission, $10 for people under 30 years of age, and can be purchased at www.NACL.org.

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