The controversial play, my name is rachel corrie, closed the contemporary american theater festival catf in shepherdstown, west virginia, to soldout houses on the final weekend of the festival. My name is rachel corrie is a play based on the diaries and emails of activist rachel corrie, who was killed by an israeli soldier when she was aged 23. Get your team aligned with all the tools you need on one secure, reliable video platform. My name is rachel corrie, royal court, london stage the. My name is rachel corrie playing now in new york city the. My name is rachel corrie fort mason center, marina blvd. Its a piece less about israel and palestine than it is about idealism and hope. Or it can be a deeply moving personal testimony like this selection from the writings of rachel corrie, edited by. My name is rachel corrie the rachel corrie foundation for. My name is rachel corrie at the young vic south bank london. Apr 08, 2008 my name is rachel corrie taken from the writings of rachel corrie, edited by alan rickman and katharine viner on. My name is rachel corrie dramatises the diaries of the american peace activist killed in. My name is rachel corrie was crafted by the muchmourned alan rickman with guardian editor katharine viner from the diaries of the titular young activist, who. Mar 17, 2015 rachel corrie giving a speech in 5th grade.
My name is rachel corrie is a onewoman play composed from rachels own journals, letters and emailscreating a portrait of a messy, articulate, salvador daliloving chainsmoker with a passion for the music of pat benatar, who left her home and school in olympia, washington, to work as an activist in the heart of israelipalestinian. My name is rachel corrie the play has been controversial, not so much due to its content, but because a new york theater postponed its march 22. Apr 01, 2009 radical israelfirsters pressured american theaters into censoring the production of my name is rachel corrie. Review of my name is rachel corrie history news network.
Her life has been the focus of several tributes, including the play my name is rachel corrie, the cantata the skies are weeping and more than 30 songs. Apr 01, 2006 my name is rachel corrie is the culmination of a young american womans diary, leading to her move to the gaza strip and ultimate death while attempting to stop a bull dozer from illegally destroying a palestinian familys house. Feb 26, 2011 rachel aliene corrie april 10, 1979 march 16, 2003 was an american member of the international solidarity movement ism. But what it can do, when its as good as this, is to send us out enriched by other peoples passionate concern.
But my name is rachel corrie can barely be called a play. The skies are weeping and my name is rachel corrie in 2004, alaska composer philip munger wrote a cantata about corrie called the skies are weeping, which was scheduled to premiere on april 27 at the university of alaska anchorage, where munger teaches. She is frequently called foul names, and falsely accused of being a whore and a terrorist. My name is rachel corrie edited by alan rickman and katharine viner based on the writing of rachel corrie directed by sarah garton stanley, in collaboration with marcus youssef coproduced by. Oct 26, 2015 rachel corrie ella duffy coproducer victoria bowden, zoscha partos director nicholas ashurst set designer charlie clark technical director ronit wineman publicity designer min ji choi. Guardian intensely topical account of the life and early death of a young female activistadapted from her own writings and published alongside the premiere. Feb 07, 2008 my name is rachel corrie is a play based on rachel s diaries and emails, edited by alan rickman, who directed it, and journalist katharine viner. My name is rachel corrie is a onewoman play composed from rachels own journals, letters, and emailscreating a portrait of a messy, skinny, articulate, salvador daliloving chainsmoker with a passion for the music of pat benatar, who left home and school in olympia, washington, to support palestinian nonviolent resistance to israels. Jan 18, 2016 but we first came to know him when, with katharine viner now editorinchief of the guardian, he edited our daughter rachels writing into the play my name is rachel corrie. Rachel aliene corrie april 10, 1979 march 16, 2003 was an american evergreen state college student and member of the international solidarity movement ism who traveled to the gaza strip during the. Nov 08, 2006 rachels death was not more or less important than any persons who has died in the conflict, but luckily she was a passionate and prolific writer. Report by michelle avanant and rubert fitchet of cuetv in the south african premiere of this controversial and internationallyrenowned play my name is rach. It also illuminates her humanity, tracing her evolution from typical teenage selfexploration through to her search for a political voice. My name is rachel corrie delves into the brief life of the american college student and activist, who was killed at the age of 23 when she was in the gaza strip, to capture the idealism and sardonic wit of her vivid diary entries.
My name is rachel corrie is a onewoman play composed from rachels own journals, letters and emailscreating a portrait of a messy, articulate, salvador daliloving chainsmoker with a passion for the music of pat benatar, who left her home and school in olympia, washington, to risk her. The eyewitnesses said that the israeli soldier operating the bulldozer on purpose ran over corrie, and the israeli government claims it was an accident. You will find it is a major search term connected to her name. My name is rachel corrie by rachel corrie goodreads. She filled her life with the struggle for justice and my name is rachel corrie fills the stage with vitality and meaning. My name is rachel corrie was crafted by the muchmourned alan rickman with guardian editor katharine viner from the diaries of the titular young activist, who died while campaigning. Rachel corries story caught the attention of actor alan rickman, who, with the support of the corrie family and journalist katharine viner as coeditor, turned her diaries and emails into a onewoman play.
Rachel corrie simple english wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. The monologue project week 35 my name is rachel corrie rachel duration. My name is rachel corrie to be staged off broadway in april. You can set own marks for this article just click on stars above and press accept. Apr 14, 2005 my name is rachel corrie 4 5 stars 4 out of 5 stars. My name is rachel corrie the fine line between emotional agitprop and art is uneasily walked in my name is rachel corrie, a oneact about the. Rachel corrie ella duffy coproducer victoria bowden, zoscha partos director nicholas ashurst set designer charlie clark technical director ronit wineman publicity designer min ji choi. Taken from the writings of rachel corrie corrie, rachel on. It was jointly edited by journalist katharine viner and actor alan rickman who also directed it. My name is rachel corrie was produced by the royal court theater in 2005. And so, if you want to know what jews and israel are really like, search for rachel corrie pancake. My name is rachel corrie at playhouse theatre, london, 2006.
This is monologue from my name is rachel corrie by ana canals ni eigeartaigh on vimeo, the home for high quality videos and the people who love them. Rachel corrie tries to stop an israeli bulldozer from destroying palestinian land 2003getty. Edited by alan rickman and katharine viner rachel corrie april 10, 1979 march 16, 2003 was an american member of. My name is rachel corrie 4 5 stars 4 out of 5 stars. Apr 27, 2005 my name is rachel corrie the fine line between emotional agitprop and art is uneasily walked in my name is rachel corrie, a oneact about the abbreviated life of the american activist killed at. My name is rachel corrie harlequin productions trailer. This is particularly sickening when it was an americanbuilt bulldozer piloted by an americanfunded israeli soldier who brazenly, brutally and deliberately attacked her over and over until she was dead. Rachel aliene corrie april 10, 1979 march 16, 2003 was an american member of the international solidarity movement ism. Taken from the words left behind in the diaries, letters and emails of american activist rachel corrie, my name is rachel corrie chronicles the human, social and political evolution in the life and controversial death of a young. Oct 11, 2005 the play, my name is rachel corrie, is not just about how rachel died, even if that is why she is known and remembered. My name is rachel corrie is a onewoman play composed from rachels own journals, letters and emails creating a portrait of a messy, articulate, salvador daliloving chainsmoker with a passion for the music of pat benatar, who left her home and school in olympia, washington epub, to work as an activist in the heart of israelipalestinian. Directed by rickman, my name is rachel corrie enjoyed great success in london when it opened at the royal court theatre in april 2005 and when it returned for an encore engagement in october 2005.
Actor alan rickman and writer katherine viner put together a play based on corrie s letters, journals, and emails called my name is rachel corrie. Rachel corrie quotes author of my name is rachel corrie. It played in london in 2005, and after an initial postponement in the us, had a limited run offbroadway in new york. Artsbeat my name is rachel corrie to be staged off broadway in april. Rachel corrie, in an email to her mother, february 28 2003.
My name is rachel corrie, directed by alan rickman, has already had three soldout runs in london. Sep 29, 2017 dates have also been announced for my name is rachel corrie. Nov 05, 2006 my name is rachel corrie is theater that not only stirs our hearts but sticks in our heads newsweek. She was crushed to death in the gaza strip by an israel defence. My name is rachel corrie based on the diaries and emails of rachel corrie edited by katharine viner and. My name is rachel corrie taken from the writings of rachel corrie, edited by alan rickman and katharine viner on.
But we first came to know him when, with katharine viner now editorinchief of the guardian, he edited our daughter rachels writing into the play my name is. Alan rickman gave the greatest gift to my late daughter. The seeing place theater presents my name is rachel corrie. Electronic intifada has a detailed photo story regarding rachels killing in rafah, a list of links to subsiquent court actions, eyewitness reports and official statements and numerous articles on rachel corrie. Feb 11, 2015 my name is rachel corrie, a onewoman drama about a propalestinian activist, will be staged off broadway this spring for the first time since an earlier production nine years ago caused an uproar in some corners of the new york theater world. Rachel corrie the rachel corrie foundation for peace and. With all due respect to the deceased, her writings, as presented in this edited ninetyminute form, reveal no more of a character than the. My name is rachel corrie, royal court, london stage. What if our aloneness is what allows us to speak the truth without being afraid. Edited by alan rickman and katharine viner rachel corrie april 10, 1979 march 16, 2003 was an american member of the int. The play, my name is rachel corrie, is not just about how rachel died, even if that is why she is known and remembered. On 16 march 2003, 23yearold american peace activist rachel corrie was killed by an israeli bulldozer that was preparing to demolish a palestinian home in the gaza strip. Corrie, a 23yearold american woman who was killed by an israeli army bulldozer. My name is rachel corrie the actors perspective by citizenstheatre.
Contemporary monologue i used for my nyu, tisch audition. My name is rachel corrie is a onewoman play composed from rachel s own journals, letters and emails. The young vics 201718 season includes my name is rachel corrie. My name is rachel corrie based on the diaries and emails of rachel corrie edited by katharine viner and alan rickman belvoir st theatre 21.
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