TCG Books Publishes 'INSIDE/OUTSIDE' Play Collection

Theatre Communications Group (TCG) is pleased to announce the publication of Inside/Outside: Six Plays from Palestine and the Diaspora, edited by Naomi Wallace and Ismail Khalidi. This unique and poignant collection includes Tennis in Nablus by Ismail Khalidi; Keffiyeh/Made in China by Dalia Taha; Plan D by Hannah Khalil; Handala by Abdelfattah Abusrour; Territories by Betty Shamieh; and 603 by Imad Farajin.

"These plays are a cosmos of mindscapes, vast and varied in beauty, theme, style and form . . . And despite their multiplicity in accents, cultures and nationalities, they have an unyielding collective voice." -- Nathalie Handal, from the Introduction

The first collection of its kind, Inside/Outside: Six Plays from Palestine and the Diaspora brings together work by six dynamic Palestinian playwrights from both occupied Palestine and the Diaspora. These plays take on Palestinian history and culture with irreverence, humor and, above all, an electrifying creativity. This anthology is a vital contribution to world theatre, introducing six politically, socially and culturally relevant plays by Palestinian authors.

Naomi Wallace is an American playwright whose plays include One Flea Spare, The Fever Chart and The Liquid Plain. Ms. Wallace is a current Residency One playwright at Signature Theatre in New York. She divides her time between England and the U.S.

Ismail Khalidi is a Palestinian American poet and playwright. His plays include Tennis in Nablus, Truth Serum Blues and Sabra Falling. Mr. Khalidi was born in Beirut, Lebanon, and received his MFA from NYU's Tisch School of the Arts. He lives in Chile.

For over 50 years, Theatre Communications Group (TCG), the national organization for the American theatre, has existed to strengthen, nurture and promote the professional not-for-profit American theatre. TCG's constituency has grown from a handful of groundbreaking theatres to nearly 700 Member Theatres and Affiliate organizations and more than 12,000 individuals nationwide. TCG offers its members networking and knowledge-building opportunities through conferences, events, research and communications; awards grants, approximately $2 million per year, to theatre companies and individual artists; advocates on the federal level; and serves as the U.S. Center of the International Theatre Institute, connecting its constituents to the global theatre community. TCG is North America's largest independent trade publisher of dramatic literature, with 14 Pulitzer Prizes for Best Play on the TCG booklist. It also publishes the award-winning American Theatre magazine and ARTSEARCH, the essential source for a career in the arts. In all of its endeavors, TCG seeks to increase the organizational efficiency of its member theatres, cultivate and celebrate the artistic talent and achievements of the field and promote a larger public understanding of, and appreciation for, the theatre. www.tcg.org.

Inside/Outside: Six Plays from Palestine and the Diaspora

Edited by Naomi Wallace and Ismail Khalidi

Paperback 360 pages

$19.95 978-1-55936-479-9

eBook 978-1-55936-798-1

June 2015

First TCG title from Ismail Khalidi

Other titles by Naomi Wallace, available from TCG:

The Fever Chart: Three Short Visions of the Middle East

$13.95 978-1-55936-337-2

In the Heart of America and Other Plays

$18.95 978-1-55936-186-6

The Liquid Plain

$14.95 978-1-55936-514-7

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