To The Good People of Gaza

Jackie Lubeck is a multi-national no-national playwright, living the better part of her life in Palestine. She is the co-founder of Theatre Day Productions (TDP), an organization that is both a production house for youth theatre and a training center for drama. Lubeck works throughout the Palestinian Territories but the biggest operation of TDP is in the Gaza Strip where she is both a writer and a designer. TDP built two professional theatres in the Gaza Strip: in 1998 (for the municipality) and in 2006 (for TDP). Previous to this, she was a co-founder of El-Theatre Company (not to be confused with the Palestinian National Theatre). El-Hakawati created original plays on the Palestinian experience between 1979 and 1990 in addition to building the first theatre in Jerusalem. Lubeck's life is in two acts: both Palestinian. Jackie also says she was born and bred in Brooklyn.

Preface by Jackie Lubeck, Playwright, Theatre Day Productions

Introduction by the Editor, Samer Al-Saber

Chapter 1: To The Good People of Gaza
Play #1: Blue
Play #2: Red
Play #3: White

Chapter 2: The Entanglement (15850)
Play #1: Grandfathers
Play #2: Mothers
Play #3: Brothers
Play #4: Sisters

Chapter 3: A Human Writes
Play #1: The Weavers
Play #2: The Electricians
Play #3: The Cooks

Chapter 4: Lost and Found
Play #1: The Room
Play #2: The Shop
Play #3: The School
Play #4: The Brother
Play #5: The Tree

Chapter 5: Thirteen Ways To Know A Black Bird
Play #1: One Thousand Questions
Play #2: The Snow Trip
Play #3: The Boys In the Mirror
Play #4: The Boys Who Can't Sit Still

Afterword by Jan MC Willems, director, Theatre Day Productions