Arab Hebrew Theatre

Selections from the stories, "A Thousand and One Nights," presented by a group of actors in the form of story-telling, physical theater, and elements of Arab and Western music. The end, as befits great stories, is one of reconciliation and peace.

"My name is Yemima. When someone calls me Yemima, I reply. Behind my back, I hear them call me names...'Papa'Gina.' This is my nickname. I hate it! It reminds me of everything that I am not! And when my mother calls me Papa'Gina, I know she means that from this girl nothing will come..."

To be a woman, to be a worker, to be oriental, to be an immigrant...