My Name Is Rachel Corrie

My Name is Rachel Corrie
Place premiered	London, England
Original language	English
Genre	Political

My Name Is Rachel Corrie at Playhouse Theatre, London, 2006.

My Name is Rachel Corrie is a play based on the diaries and emails of Rachel Corrie, edited by Alan Rickman, who directed it, and journalist Katharine Viner. 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 Second Intifada. She was killed by a Caterpillar D9R armored bulldozer operated by the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) during a protest against the destruction of Palestinian homes by the IDF in the Gaza Strip.^[1][2][3][4] The details of the events surrounding Corrie's death, as she stood between an Israeli bulldozer and a Palestinian home, are disputed. While an Israeli military investigation ruled the death at its own hands to be "an accident," eyewitnesses maintain that Corrie was run over deliberately.

Initial stagings and response

Alan Rickman first staged My Name is Rachel Corrie in April 2005 at the Royal Court Theatre, London, and the play went on to win the Theatregoers' Choice Awards for Best Director and Best New Play, as well as Best Solo Performance for actress Megan Dodds.^[5] The play was scheduled to be transferred to the New York Theatre Workshop in March 2006. However, the New York theatre decided that, because of its political content, the play was to be "postponed indefinitely", after the artistic director polled numerous Jewish groups to get their reaction to the play.^[6] Rickman and Viner denounced the decision and withdrew the show.^[7][8] The play ran as a commercial production at the Minetta Lane Theatre in Greenwich Village in the fall of 2006.^[9]

Reviews

Cover of book version of play.

The play received the following review from Michael Billington in April 2005:

...Theatre has no obligation to give a complete picture. Its only duty is to be honest. And what you get here is a stunning account of one woman's passionate response to a particular situation. And the passion comes blazing through in Corrie's eloquent reaction to her father's inquiry about Palestinian violence. As she says, if we lived where tanks and soldiers and bulldozers could destroy our homes at any moment and where our lives were completely strangled, wouldn't we defend ourselves as best we could?...^[10]

Clive Davis gave a short assessment of the play for The Times in April 2005:

As for the scenes set in Israel — brilliantly evoked by Hildegard Bechtler’s bullet-pocked concrete set — an element of unvarnished propaganda comes to the fore. With no attempt made to set the violence in context, we are left with the impression of unarmed civilians being crushed by faceless militarists. Early on, Corrie makes a point of informing us that more Israelis have been killed in road accidents than in all the country’s wars put together. As she jots down thoughts in her notebook and fires off e-mails to her parents, she declares that “the vast majority of Palestinians right now, as far as I can tell, are engaging in Gandhian non-violent resistance”. Even the late Yassir Arafat might have blushed at that one.^[11]

Other stagings

My Name is Rachel Corrie played at the West End's Playhouse Theatre in London from March through May 2006. In July 2006 Josephine Taylor took over the role and the show played the Galway Arts Festival, before moving to the Edinburgh Fringe in August. It opened at the Minetta Lane Theatre in New York in October 2006, with Megan Dodds returning as Corrie, and closed on December 17, 2006.^[12]

The recent production was reviewed by Peter Birnie of the Vancouver Sun January 29, 2008:

An excellent piece of polemic, My Name is Rachel Corrie is a powerful slap at the state of Israel. Weighing the show simply on its merits as left-wing agitprop, this is a compelling production. The play asks us to condemn Israel's heavy-handed treatment of Palestinians, and does so with compelling intelligence. It closes with a particularly powerful piece of video, showing an adolescent Rachel Corrie speaking with youthful enthusiasm about helping shape a better world. Fine. Okay. But can we please see a companion piece of theatre about a certain desert-kingdom royal family and its deep complicity in fomenting terrorism against, among many others, Israel and the world's Jewish communities? Let's call it My Name is Osama bin Laden.^[13]

Variety reports:

Jack Rose, from the CanStage board – while admitting he has neither read nor seen the script – said that "my view was it would provoke a negative reaction in the Jewish community." And philanthropist Bluma Appel, after whom CanStage's flagship theater is named, concurred. "I told them I would react very badly to a play that was offensive to Jews."^[14]

The Seattle Repertory Theatre ran My Name is Rachel Corrie from March 15 to May 6, 2007, directed by Braden Abraham, featuring Marya Sea Kaminski as Corrie. This showing drew publicity and spawned the creation of a website, Rachel Corrie Facts, intended to provide information and context to balance to what many perceive as a "one-sided, anti-Israel diatribe."^[15]

The Australian premiere of My Name is Rachel Corrie opened on May 14, 2008 at Downstairs Belvoir St Theatre. It had an extended season and was nominated for Best Performer (Belinda Bromilow), Best Direction (Shannon Murphy) and Best Independent Production (Bareboards Production) at the Sydney Theatre Critics Awards for 2008, winning the latter. The production was also featured on the SBS television program Dateline.

The Kitchen & Roundhouse Theatre in Silver Spring, Maryland, staged a one-time performance on July 21, 2007. It was directed by Lise Bruneau and featured Mindy Woodhead as Rachel.^[16] My Name Is Rachel Corrie was also one of the featured plays of the Contemporary American Theater Festival in Shepherdstown, West Virginia, shown from July 6–29, 2007. Ed Herendeen was the director, and Anne Marie Nest played Corrie. Purple Bench Productions produced the play in Chicago September 12 - October 5, 2008. Jessie Fisher portrayed Corrie and it was directed by Emmy Kreilkamp.^[17] Some performances have featured post-show discussions.^[18]

The New Repertory Theatre^[19] in Watertown, Massachusetts staged My Name is Rachel Corrie on March 8 April 5, 2008. Directed by David R. Gammons, featuring Stacy Fischer as Rachel Corrie. The production was played in rep with Pieces by Israeli-American Zohar Tirosh as part of a larger project entitled Their Voices Will Be Heard: Artists Respond to the Israeli/Palestinian Situation, which also included readings of plays by Nitzan Halperin, Meron Langsner (who at the time was New Rep's NNPN playwright in residence), and Larry Loebell, as well as film screenings and academic panels. New Rep published a pamphlet of critical responses entitled Supporting Voices/Dissenting Voices which was co-edited by Meron Langsner and M. Bevin O'Garra to accompany the theatrical events.

A reading of the play took place in Dublin, Ireland, on March 15, 2008, at the Project Arts Centre. The reading was presented by Amnesty International Irish Section and Fishamble theatre company. Actress Megan Riordan performed the reading.

In 2007, the play was staged in Lima, Peru, at La Plaza ISIL theater under the direction of Nishme Sumar and featuring Gisela Ponce De Leon as Corrie. This was the first performance of the play in a Spanish-speaking country.^[20]

Theatre Yes^[21] in Edmonton, Alberta staged My Name is Rachel Corrie March 28 - April 12, 2008.

Theatre PANIK^[22] staged the play at Tarragon Theatre in Toronto, opening May 29, 2008 with Bethany Jillard performing the role. All four local daily papers gave the play and the actress enthusiastic reviews, but the theatre critic Lynn Slotkin in CBC Toronto radio show Here and Now^[23] was highly critical of every aspect of the play.

The Kraine Theater in Manhattan staged the show under the direction of Ashley Marinaccio and Robert Gonyo of Co-Op Theatre East [3]. The show was unique in that there were two actors portraying Rachel Corrie — Theresa Christine and Stephanie Shafir as the young Rachel Corrie.^[24]

Confirmed performances

• University of Nebraska-Lincoln. April 27, 2010. Independent student project.

Stanford University Department of Drama and Stanford Theatre Activist Mobilization Project (STAMP), Stanford, California, November 19, 20, 21, 2009

• Oregon State University Theatre, Corvallis, Oregon 2009

• Ithaca Actor's Workshop, Ithaca, New York 2011

• New York Theatre Workshop, New York March 2006 - Cancelled.^{[25][26][27][28][29][30]}

• Minetta Lane Theatre/Royal Court, New York, New York October 15 - December 17, 2006^[31][32][33] Actress Megan Dodds^{[34][35][36][37][38][39]}

• Orpheum Theatre, Madison, Wisconsin March 7, 8, 14, 15, 2007^[40]

• Seattle Repertory Theatre, Seattle, Washington March 15, 2007 - May 6, 2007 New Repertory Theatre (With a weekend of performances at Evergreen State College in Olympia, Washington)^{[41][42][43][44]}

• Contemporary American Theater Festival, Shepherdstown, West Virginia July 6–29, 2007^{[45][46][47][48][49][50]}

• The Kitchen & Roundhouse Theatre, Silver Spring, Maryland July 21, 2007 1 night production^[51]

• Oregon Stage Works Ashland, Oregon August 2007^{[52][53][54][55][56]}

• Mosaic Theatre Plantation, Florida, August 2007^[57] - CANCELLED "because of protests (to the school, his board and himself) from Jewish groups and individuals". Later "In the interest of protecting the organization, I had to pull the plug" creator of the theatre Richard Jay Simon said.

• Cyrano's Theatre Company Anchorage, Alaska August 22, 2007 – staged reading "Finally, in a one-night-only engagement, Cyranos Theatre hosted the first of their staged readings of the season with My Name Is Rachel Corrie. Suehyla El-Attar performed the reading."^[58]

• Synchronicity Performance Group, Atlanta, Georgia September 7 - October 7, 2007 actress Courtney Patterson^[59][60][61]

• Countdown to Zero, Denver, Colorado Denver: September 28 - November 17, 2007,^[62] Lincoln, Nebraska: January 25, 2008 Omaha, Nebraska: January 26, 2008 Des Moines, IA: January 27, 2008 (2 shows) Albuquerque, New Mexico: February 16 & 17, 2008 Saturday, April 12 : Estherville, IA Sunday, April 13 : Lincoln, NE Monday, April 14 : AM - Lincoln High School, NE Monday, April 14 : PM - Omaha, NE Tuesday, April 15 : Cedar Falls, IA Thursday, April 17 : Columbia, MO Sunday, April 20 : Bridgeiew, IL Tuesday, April 22 : Fort Wayne, IN Thursday, April 24 : Goshen, IN Friday, April 25 : Tiffin, OH Sunday, April 27 : Columbus, OH Saturday, May 3 : Las Vegas, NV^{[63][64][65][66][67][68][69][70][71]}

• Van Duzer Theatre, Humboldt State University, Arcata, California October 18–27, 2007^[72]

• Organic Theater Company, Atlanta, Georgia October 4 - November 4, 2007^[73][74]

• Viterbo University Theatre Department, Lacrosse, Wisconsin January 31- February 2, 2008^[75]

• The Subversive Theatre Collective, Main Street Cabaret, Downtown Buffalo, New York March 7–29, 2008, produced in collaboration with the Buffalo United Artists' Theatre actress Katie White^[76] nominated Artie Buffalo local theater award 2008 as outstanding actress in a play^{[77][78][79][80][81]}

• New Repertory Theatre in Arsenal Center for the Arts, Watertown, Massachusetts March 8–30, 2008^[82] Director David R. Gammons for New England premiere in Downstage at New Repertory Theatre^[83]

• Theatre Yes, Edmonton, Alberta March 28 - April 12, 2008,^[84][85][86] In 2008 Actress Lora Brovold^[87][88] nominated for Outstanding Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role, Costume Designer Brian Bast^[89] nominated for Outstanding Set Design, Director Heather Inglis nominated for Outstanding Director in Elizabeth Sterling Haynes Awards where the play nominated as Outstanding Independent Production.^[90]

• Ix Project Event Building, Charlottesville, Virginia May 7–9, 2009, director Sherri Smith produced by special arrangement with The Dramatic Publishing Company of Woodstock, Illinois and locally sponsored by The Charlottesville Center for Peace and Justice, The Ix Project, Lander Creative, Silver Cat Works, Al Dente Ristorante and The Virginia Organizing Project^[91][92]

• Beyond the Proscenium Productions (BPP), 3 Penny Playhouse, Sacramento, California May 15–30, 2009 Director: Karen Nylund^{[93][94][95][96][97][98]}

• Theatre13^[99]

• Purple Bench Productions at Artistic Home^[100]

• FireHouse Theater June 5 & 6 2009^[101]

• THREE GOOD FRIENDS presents My Name is Rachel Corrie, Taken from the writings of Rachel Corrie, Edited by Alan Rickman and Katharine Viner. PERFORMANCES: September 24 to October 30, Thursdays, Fridays & Saturdays at 7:30 p.m.,Sunday Matinees at 2:00 p.m. Performances at:The Stark Street Theater, 600 SE Stark Street Portland, OR 97214. Produced in conjunction with The Northwest Classical Theatre Company. The NWCTC is a registered 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization.^[102]

• John DiDonna and Seth Kubersky present The Empty Spaces Theatre Co.'s exploration of the controversial play by Alan Rickman and Katharine Viner. "My name is RACHEL CORRIE" taken from the writings and journals of Rachel Corrie, Running at The Lowndes Shakespeare Center - Studio B Lock Haven Park, Orlando, for 5 performances February 24–28, 2011.

• Performed May 19–22, 2011 at Burning Coal Theater in Raleigh, NC. Directed by Tea Alagic with Alice Turner playing as Rachel.

Canada

• CanStage Theatre, Canadian Stage Company, Toronto 2007/08 Season CANCELLED AFTER PLAYED^[103][104]

• Sage Theatre,^[105] Canada November 15–24, 2007^{[106][107][108][109][110]} Director Ian Prinsloo,^[111] In 2008, Adrienne Smook^[112] nominated as Outstanding Performance by an Actress in a Drama category and Ian Martens^[113] nominated as Outstanding Lighting Design category in Betty Mitchell Awards^{[114][115][116]}

• Teesri Duniya, Montreal, Canada December 2–22, 2007^{[110][117][118][119]}

• Neworld Theatre, Vancouver, Canada January 23 - February 9, 2008^{[110][117][119][120]}

• Theatre Panik, Toronto, Canada May 29 - June 22, 2008^{[110][119][121]}

• Western Edge Theatre [4], Nanaimo, BC. October 2008. Re-staged for Gabriola Theatre Festival August 22, 2009. Planned tour of Vancouver Island September 2009.

• Dariusz Entertainment [5], London, Ontario, Canada. January 15–24, 2009. Directed by Dariusz Korbiel and starring Laura Burns in the title role. This critically acclaimed production earned 4 Brickenden Award nominations (including Direction, Lead Actress, Sound) and won Outstanding Production of the Year.

• Forest Productions produced the play at the Rabbittown Theatre in St. John's, Newfoundland in February 2010.

International

• Royal Court Theatre, London, England Premiered April 4, 2005 through April 30, 2005^[122] Ran again October 11–29, 2005^[123][124]

• West End’s Playhouse Theatre, London, England March 29 - May 7, 2006^{[125][126][127][128]}

• Galway Arts Festival/Edinburgh Festival Fringe Ireland 24–30 July 2006,^[129] August 2006^{[130][131][132][133]}

• Teatro La Plaza, Lima, Peru Ran until 31 October 2007; plans to tour until summer ‘08^[134][135]

• Nord Nederlands Toneel, Netherlands Production opened 11 October 2007^[136]

• Fournos Theatre, Athens, Greece Production opened on 12 October 2007^[137]

• Gothenburg City Theatre, Sweden Production opened on 9 November 2007^[138][139]

• Stockholm City Theatre, Sweden Production opened on 8 December 2007^[140]

• Belvoir St Theatre, Sydney, Australia Production opened 14 May 2008^[141]

• Radio broadcast, Germany by Deutschlandfunk of Deutschlandradio, Germany August 4, 2008^[142] or 8 April 2008

• Buenos Aires, Argentina, April to November 2009, directed by Agustín Rafael Martínez. With Constanza Peterlini as Rachel Corrie, music of Emanuel Brusa and projections of Malena Bystrowicz. My Name is Rachel Corrie Argentina

• Haifa, Israel, performed in Arabic by actress Lana Zreik^{[143][144][145]}

• Reykjavík City Theater (Borgarleikhusid. Reykjavík, Iceland. March 18, 2009 Ég heiti Rachel Corrie ("My name is Rachel Corrie"). Actress Þóra Karitas Árnadóttir playes Rachel. [6]

• Theatre of Neos Kosmos,^[146] Athens, Greek Production opened on 25 January 2010

• The 2010 Adelaide Fringe Festival in South Australia was host to a 'hit' production of the play starring Hannah Norris.^[147] Produced and directed by Daniel Clarke, it went to Melbourne for a 2-week season at CBD venue fortyfive downstairs in November 2010, with cast and crew all working unwaged.^[148]

• 2010 Queensland premiere in Brisbane, Australia for La Boite Theatre Indie. 27th Oct - 14th of Nov. Featuring Julia Billington, directed by Shane Anthony and produced by Bella Shanley Productions. Link to show blog www.mynameisrachelcorrie.wordpress.com

• Rosemary Branch Theatre, Angel, London, 2011.

See also

Theatre portal

SBS Dateline feature on the Australian Premiere

References

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2. ^ "American peace activist killed by army bulldozer in Rafah" Haaretz March 18, 2003
3. ^ Gaza's tunnel economy stumbles
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20. ^ PUCP | Portal de Noticias
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22. ^ http://www.theatrepanik.ca
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25. ^ Theater Addresses Tension Over Play by Jesse McKinley at The New York Times March 16, 2006
26. ^ Bulldozed by Naiveté critical of the play by Terry Teachout, The Wall Street Journal Saturday, October 21, 2006
27. ^ artsjournal.com
28. ^ Notes From a Young Idealist in a World Gone Awry by Ben Brantley NY Times
29. ^ 'Rachel Corrie' in London: Requiem for an Idealist by Matt Wolf NY Times
30. ^ Rachel Corrie is not done talking Performance’s director Alan Rickman: "Censorship born out of fear.”
31. ^ My Name is Rachel Corrie (Off-Broadway) by Broadway.com
32. ^ Katharine Viner: Channeling Rachel Corrie - Broadway Tickets by Broadway.com 10.17.2006
33. ^ Headlines: My Name Is Rachel Corrie Announces 12/17 Closing Date by Broadway.com
34. ^ Fresh Face:Megan Dodds
35. ^ Headlines: London Headliner Megan Dodds to Reprise Role in Off-B'way Rachel Corrie by Broadway.com
36. ^ Headlines: Controversial Play Rachel Corrie to Land at the Minetta Lane in October by Broadway.com
37. ^ Photographs of the Play by Broadway.com
38. ^ The Second Life of Rachel Corrie by Jason Fitzgerald
39. ^ Theater Review: The Controversial My Name is Rachel Corrie Finally Opens in New York
40. ^ My Name is Rachel Corrie, Madison, WI The Daily Page The Guide by Isthmus (newspaper)
41. ^ My Name is Rachel Corrie Production History Leo K. Theatre Seattle Repertory Theatre Official Site
42. ^ 'Rachel Corrie' Extends at New Rep by Broadwayworld.com March 17, 2008
43. ^ New Rep to Present My Name Is Rachel Corrie and Pieces by Dan Bacalzo Boston Metro theatermania.com January 31, 2008
44. ^ Rachel Corrie Sparks Controversy by Sarah Wyatt
45. ^ CATF: ThinkTheater Contemporary American Theatre Festival Official Page
46. ^ Play Photographs CATF
47. ^ Musings on the Middle East 'My Name Is Rachel Corrie' Headlines W.Va. Theater Festival by Jane Horwitz at The Washington Post Page C05 Wednesday, June 27, 2007
48. ^ Contemporary American Theater Festival Launches its 17th Season of New American Plays at Shepherd University in Sherpherdstown, West Virginia by Grace Cavalieri at Montserrat Review
49. ^ Contemporary American Theater Festival Archive July 6 - 29, 2007 Festival Reviewed by Brad Hathaway at potomacstages.com
50. ^ Review of "My Name is Rachel Corrie" by Mary Ann Fay associate professor of Middle East history at Morgan State University, Baltimore, MD at History News Network
51. ^ Personal Blog of The Actress Mindy Woodhead
52. ^ Disputed play appears at other Ashland theater by Polina Olsen at Jewish Review (Oregon & Southwest Washington)
53. ^ Art and Politics: Psychoanalyisis, Ideology, Theatre Book by Walter A. Davis, Professor Emeritus, Ohio State University Published by Pluto Press Distributed in the United States by the University of Michigan Press
54. ^ Nuwandart picks up 'My Name Is Rachel Corrie' by Robert Plain at Ashland Daily Tidings August 25, 2007
55. ^ Anatomy of a play postponed by Chris Honoré, Tidings correspondent, at Ashland Daily Tidings August 25, 2007
56. ^ His name is Peter Alzado Opinion/Editorial at Ashland Daily Tidings August 25, 2007
57. ^ Mosaic's creator started with a dream by Christine Dolen at The Miami Herald daily newspaper Fri, November 21, 2008
58. ^ Actress Suehyla El-Attar's website August 22, 2007
59. ^ 'Let me fight my monsters' by Katherine Viner published at The Guardian daily newspaper Friday 8 April 2005
60. ^ My Name Is Rachel Corrie: In her own words Courtney Patterson portrays American activist by Curt Holman Published 09.12.07
61. ^ Bold Voices: My Name is Rachel Corrie Synchronicity Performance Group Official Site
62. ^ My Name is Rachel Corrie Countdown Theatre Official Blog
63. ^ My Name is Rachel Corrie 2008 Tours Countdown Theatre Official Blog
64. ^ Conversation starter 'Rachel Corrie' play-discussion opens political series by Lisa Bornstein, Published in Rocky Mountain News daily newspaper September 24, 2007
65. ^ My Name Is Rachel Corrie A dead reckoning in Gaza A Review by Juliet Wittman published in The Denver Westworld Magazine on October 02, 2007
66. ^ Brian Freeland of Countdown To Zero by Tasha King decider.com June 5, 2008
67. ^ Touring play ‘My Name is Rachel Corrie’ brings story of young activist in Israel/Palestine to Goshen Goshen College
68. ^ `My Name Is Rachel Corrie' Plays In Denver Colorado Progressive Jewish News
69. ^ Review: "My Name is Rachel Corrie" critic of the play by Bob Bows in The Denver Post daily newspaper 10.04.2007
70. ^ Actress embraces soul of the controversial Rachel Corrie by Ollie Reed Jr. in Alberque Tribune Friday, February 15, 2008
71. ^ “My Name is Rachel Corrie” Staged In Des Moines, Iowa by Michael Gillespie published in Washington Report on Middle East Affairs, April 2008, page 58
72. ^ 'My Name is Rachel Corrie' by Susan Stein at The Arcata Eye Newspaper October 16, 2007
73. ^ My Name is Rachel Corrie Organic Theater Company Official Site
74. ^ A stage production by the Organic Underground Collective Canadians for Justice and Peace in the Middle East Press Release
75. ^ Vıterbo Theatre Department To Present My Name Is Rachel Corrıe January 31–February 2 at Viterbo University News Releases
76. ^ On The Boards by ArtVoice Theatre Magazine
77. ^ Artie 2008 Awards by ArtVoice Magazine
78. ^ My Name is Rachel Corrie Subversive Theatre Collective Official Page
79. ^ Controversial Rachel Corrie, Comes to Main Street Cabaret by Colin Dabkowski News Arts Writer at The Buffalo News(primary newspaper of the Buffalo, New York) Preview In Gusto Magazine 3.7.2008
80. ^ "Corrie's Life Follows Script at United Artists" Three-and-a-Half Stars by Ted Hadley The Buffalo News(primary newspaper of the Buffalo, New York) Contributing Reviewer
81. ^ Subversive Theatre gets a place it can call its own by Colin Dabkowski News Arts Writer at The Buffalo News(primary newspaper of the Buffalo, New York) 09.05.2008
82. ^ Theır Voıces Wıll Be Heard: My Name Is Rachel Corrıe And Pıeces New Repertory Theatre Official Page
83. ^ New Rep Theatre to Present 'Lieutenant of Inishmore' Starting 10/29 by broadwayworld.com
84. ^ My Name is Rachel Corrie has something to say, and says it well by David Berry at Vue Weekly Magazine Issue 650, April 3, 2008
85. ^ Giving voice and action to values My Name Is Rachel Corrie Theatre Yes by Liz Nicholls for The Edmonton Journal daily newspaper on March 25, 2008, republished at Canada.com of Canwest News Service
86. ^ Theatre Yes presents My Name is Rachel Corrie press release by Theatre Yes and Edmonton Small Press Association
87. ^ Inglis and Brovold wonder how much we can expect from ourselves by David Berry at Vue Weekly Magazine Issue 649 March 27, 2008
88. ^ actress Lora Brovold's photographs
89. ^ [1]
90. ^ 2007-2008 Elizabeth Sterling Haynes Awards
91. ^ Charlottesville Debut of “My Name is Rachel Corrie” May 7, 8 and 9 2009 Press Release Ix Project Theatre Official Site
92. ^ flyer
93. ^ 'Rachel Corrie' plays to conflicted emotions by Marcus Crowder at The Sacramento Bee daily newspaper Published Page 1D, Tuesday, May. 19, 2009
94. ^ Acclaimed controversial play opens for first time in California community theater, says theater company by Jenn Walker, published on SacramentoPress.com May 17, 2009
95. ^ Beyond the Proscenium Productions (BPP) theatre's official site
96. ^ 15th.html My Name is Rachel Corrie opens May 15th by Beyond the Proscenium (BPP) Sacramento Theatre Company Theatre News Blog
97. ^ dramatists.com
98. ^ seeaplay.com
99. ^ Review: Theatre13's 'My Name is Rachel Corrie' by Mark Collins (Contact) Daily Camera newspaper [2] Thursday, September 18, 2008
100. ^ Theater review My Name Is Rachel Corrie Time Out Chicago Issue 186 : September 18–24, 2008
101. ^ Firehouse Theatre
102. ^ http://www.nwctc.org
103. ^ Letter on cancellation of “My Name is Rachel Corrie” in Toronto Published by the International Committee of the Fourth International (ICFI) 4 January 2007
104. ^ Becoming Rachel Ottawa XPress Music Magazine
105. ^ Double-digit dramatists Sage celebrates 10 years of independent theatre by Jeff Kubik Published in Fast Forward Weekly(FFWD) Newspaper August 30, 2007, Calgary
106. ^ Plagues, Pearls and pedophiles Sage Theatre gears up for another powerful season by Kathleen Renne Published in Fast Forward Weekly(FFWD) Newspaper September 4, 2008
107. ^ Hot-button dramaSmall theatres bring controversial Rachel Corrie play to Canada by Martin Morrow, CBCnews.ca by Canadian Broadcasting Corporation November 14, 2007
108. ^ My Name is Rachel Corrie bestows honour upon her memory Saturday, November 17, 2007
109. ^ Controversial play to hit small theatres across Canada
110. ^ ^{a b c d} Vancouver theatre to stage controversial play
111. ^ Rachel’s story Off-stage drama throws play into the international spotlight by Candice Vallantin Published in Fast Forward Weekly(FFWD) Newspaper November 15, 2007
112. ^ Hero or fool? Adrienne Smook delivers powerful performance in Sage’s My Name is Rachel Corrie by Melanie Little Published in Fast Forward Weekly(FFWD) Newspaper November 22, 2007
113. ^ Little tricks pay off Shining a light on Betty nominees Ian Martens and Cimmeron Meyer by Kathleen Renne Published in Fast Forward Weekly(FFWD) Newspaper August 14, 2008
114. ^ Betty Mitchell Awards 2008 nominees
115. ^ 2008 BETTY MITCHELL AWARD NOMINATIONS ANNOUNCED
116. ^ The Wars, Edwin Drood earn 8 Betty theatre nominations CBCnews.ca by Canadian Broadcasting Corporation Wednesday, July 23, 2008
117. ^ ^{a b} Rachel Corrie's parents say play 'humanizes' activist daughter CBCnews.ca by Canadian Broadcasting Corporation Monday, December 10, 2007
118. ^ Teesri Duniya Theatre Productions teesriduniyatheatre.com
119. ^ ^{a b c} Martin Bragg to leave top post at Canadian Stage Company CBCnews.ca by Canadian Broadcasting Corporation Wednesday, June 18, 2008
120. ^ Talking with Rachel Corrie's Mom and Dad by Marcus Youssef The Tyee independent daily online magazine Published February 11, 2008
121. ^ Controversy in Canadian Theatre. No, Seriously The Next Stage Magazine About Independent New Theatre January 24, 2008
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123. ^ About Play Uppdated Royal Court Theatre
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125. ^ My Name is Rachel Corrie Review by thisistheatre.com
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128. ^ My Name Is Rachel Corrie (Playhouse) The British Theatre Guide Review by Louise Hill 2006
129. ^ My Name is Rachel Corrie Irish Premiere by Galway Arts Festival official site
130. ^ 2006 Edinburgh Fringe Opens This Weekend, 6 Aug by Terri Paddock at Whatsonstage.com 4 August 2006
131. ^ My Name is Rachel Corrie Stage guardian.co.uk Lyn Gardner The Guardian 22 August 2006
132. ^ The Edinburgh Fringe 2006 Review by The British Theatre Guide
133. ^ My Name is Rachel Corrie Royal Court Theatre by On Stage Scotland, independent arts review site
134. ^ pucp.edu.pe
135. ^ livinginperu.com
136. ^ MIJN NAAM IS RACHEL CORRIE Nord Nederlands Toneel Theatre
137. ^ Fournos Theatre
138. ^ Mitt namn är Rachel Corrie - Göteborgs Stadsteater City of Göteborg Official Website
139. ^ Staging Photographs City of Göteborg Official Website
140. ^ Interview with Actress by STIM - the Swedish Performing Rights Society
141. ^ Production Detail - B Sharp: My Name is Rachel Corrie Belvoir St Theatre
142. ^ 8 April 2008 Programme Deutschlandfunk of Deutschlandradio
143. ^ Rachel Corrie play debuts in Israel· Work based on writings of US activist killed in Gaza Mixed audiences to see Palestinian interpretation by Rory McCarthy in Jerusalem The Guardian, Saturday 15 March 2008
144. ^ Opposing sides of the Middle East conflict by Debra Cash jewish-theatre.com
145. ^ Rachel Corrie play opens in Haifa by Rachel Shabi in Haifa Al Jazeera News
146. ^ Theatre of Neos Kosmos
147. ^ www.hannahnorris.com.au
148. ^ http://www.fortyfivedownstairs.com/events/my-name-is-rachel-corrie/

External links

• Rachel Corrie Foundation for Peace and Justice International Productions of "My Name is Rachel Corrie" Play Page
• RachelCorrieFacts.org: Examines the play, facts on the ISM, additional context
• Rachel Corrie Memorial Website
• "Democracy Now" discussion on the cancellation/postponement of My Name is Rachel Corrie by the NYTW
• The Death of Rachel Corrie. Mother Jones
• The Subversive Theatre Collective
• Rachel Corrie play opens in Haifa
• Royal Court Theatre "My Name is Rachel Corrie" Education Resources
• Surely Americans will not put up with this censorship, Katharine Viner The Guardian