Betty Shamieh is an American playwright, author, screenwriter, and actor of Palestinian descent. She has written 15 plays and one novel.
Productions Roar Shamieh became the first Palestinian-American to have a play premiere off-Broadway with the 2004 premiere of Roar, a drama about a Palestinian family. Tony Award-nominated Marion McClinton directed, and Annabella Sciorra and Sarita Choudhury starred.
Malvolio Malvolio premiered at the Classical Theatre of Harlem in the summer of 2023, co-directed by Ian Belknap and Ty Jones.
The Black Eyed The Black Eyed'''s original premiere was at The Magic Theatre in 2005. The off-Broadway premiere of The Black Eyed was at the New York Theatre Workshop in 2007, directed by Sam Gold with a cast of Aysan Celik, Lameece Issaq, Jeanine Serralles, and Emily Swallow.
The Theatre Fournos of Athens, Greece, produced a translation of the play in Greek.
Fit for a QueenFIT FOR A QUEEN was first produced by the Classical Theatre of Harlem in 2016.
Free Radicals Free Radicals was translated into Dutch by the Het Zuidelijk Toneel in 2012. She was also an artist-in-residence at the same theatre.
List of playsMalvolioRoarThe Black EyedFit for a QueenChocolate in HeartTerritoriesAs Soon as ImpossibleFree RadicalsAgain and AgainstThe StrangestThe MachineThe Alter-ego of an Arab-American AssimilationistCodes of HonorVeritasDearbornLast stop to AndalusiaPublished novelsToo Soon, Avid Reader Press/Simon & Schuster Avid Reader Press/Simon & Schuster
Published playsThe Black Eyed & Architecture, Broadway Play Publishing Inc.Roar, Broadway Play Publishing Inc.The Strangest, Broadway Play Publishing Inc.Malvolio'', Broadway Play Publishing Inc.
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Institute for Middle East Understanding: Betty Shamieh Radcliffe Institute for Advanced Study: Betty Shamieh New York Theatre Workshop: Betty Shamieh Magic Theatre Time Out New York Betty Shamieh explodes Arab archetypes in The Black Eyed