Theatre and Arab Community

arab: The script is written in Arabic, but there will be a written English synopsis in the program and the clever organizers have arranged for Arabic translators to be matched up with non-Arabic speaking audience members, according to The Waterloo Record. This is not the only unique aspect of this production, entitled "Rehearsals of Change" a Kitchener-Waterloo Arab Canadian Theatre production. On Sunday, the power of a particular style of theatre known as Forum Theatre, or Theatre of the Oppressed, will focus on the local Arab community. The play is created and directed by Iraqi-born playwright, Amir Al-Azraki, who has extensive training in Forum Theatre and plans to offer similar productions annually."I am an Arab, I talk to refugees in the Arab community," he said. "They have a lot of issues. In his play a wife is forbidden by her husband to attend English as a Second Language school. They need a platform where they can express their issues."Al-Azraki had conducted a poll within the Arab community, asking about issues they face in day to day life then chose the theme of communication. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.