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Henry di Suvero

HENRY DI SUVERO  

 Nationality:    Australian
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Henry di Suvero has written three plays about the Palestinian dispossession. 'Crescent Moon, Yellow Star' asked the question 'Why do the Palestinians have to pay for the Holocaust?' It was produced at the Belvoir St Downstairs Theatre in January 2005. 'the Ballad of Rachel Corrie', about the American student pacifist who was killed by an Israeli bulldozer while protesting a home demolition, was produced in Sydney in October 2005. 'the Refusenik', about the movement of Israeli conscripts refusing to serve in the Occupied Territories, has not yet been produce.

Research:    http://www.ausstage.edu.au/pages/contributor/406966

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below is a list of Henry di Suvero's plays - click on a Play Title for more information

         Ballad Of Rachel Corrie         Crescent Moon, Yellow Star         Rufusenik, The

Ballad Of Rachel Corrie

Synopsis:
Ariel Sharon, the Israeli Prime Minister, arrives in Hell, and finds himself in the company of a carpenter who is building endless coffins. Dressed in death camp clothes, the two men are soon joined by the Pope, who did nothing to help Jews during World War II. When suitcases arrive containing their worldly clothes, the carpenter is revealed to be Adolph Eichmann, the Nazi functionary responsible for transporting Jews to the camps. This is a play about the origin of the Israeli state. It asks, 'Why should the Palestinians have to pay for what Christian Europe did to the Jews?'

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1st Produced:
Figtree Theatre, Kensington, NSW    26 Oct 2005

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1st Published:
Australian Script Centre   -

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Genre:
Realistic drama 70 min

Parts:
Male:  1            Female:  2            Other:  doubling

Further Reference:
http://www.ausstage.edu.au/pages/event/67867

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Crescent Moon, Yellow Star

Synopsis:
Set in the near future, ariel Sharon arrives in Hell where he meets a pope and a carpenter building coffins. None believe they should be there, though they are quick to accuse each other. In making an attempt to unravel why they are there, they enter into a discourse that re-examines the notion of historical truth.

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1st Produced:
Belvoir Street Downstairs Theatre, Surry Hills, NSW    12 Jan 2005

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1st Published:
Australian Script Centre   -

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Genre:
Drama/social commentary with a twist

Parts:
Male:  3            Female:  -            Other:  -

Further Reference:
http://www.ausstage.edu.au/pages/event/65721

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Rufusenik, The

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