My play "the Dig" at Creative Visions in Malibu - June 24
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stacie chaiken
Jun 10, 2015, 4:02:27 PM6/10/15
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Greetings all you of interfaith —
An American archaeologist is summoned to a dig in Jaffa.
The Israelis found something, something big.
I hope this finds you well.
Many Occupiers at the LAPD these past few days ...
I have finally finished the Dig, which I was commissioned to write in the Middle East.
It will premiere at Los Angeles Theatre Center next spring and travel to Israel-Palestine in the fall of 2016.
I’m doing a single performance of The Dig at Creative Visions in Malibu on June 24, where I am part of their Creative Activist program.
The play is about an American archaeologist who is summoned to a dig in Jaffa. The Israelis found something buried deep below the Armenian monastery, and she’s the only one who can tell them what it is.
Her expertise is genetic archaeology, ancient DNA.
Her mother, a child survivor of the Holocaust, has just died.
And there’s a lizard in her bathtub at the David Intercontinental in Tel Aviv.
The character, Sally (born Sarah) is a secular American Jewish woman, a scientist, who finds herself surprised by the power of the land and its story. It’s a play, not an essay, so it’s about a lot of things. Mostly it’s about people, how we tick.
Thematically, I guess, I’m interested in generational violence, in the real of family and nations. If violence is somehow embedded in our DNA (actually, or poetically) is there any way to rewrite that code?
And it’s a comedy, an odd love story, set during the Second Intifada.
If you can, please come, and if you know anyone who might be interested in supporting the project — building audience, raising funds — please send them my way.
s t a c i e c h a i k e n
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An American archaeologist is summoned to a dig in Jaffa.
The Israelis found something, something big.
She’s the only one who can tell them what it is.
It’s mid-Intifada, her mother just died,
and there’s a lizard in her bathtub.
Join us for a sneak preview of Creative Activist member artist Stacie Chaiken’s powerful The Dig, lovingly set in Israel-Palestine.
Stacie is offering a studio performance of the play at Creative Visions before its Los Angeles premiere at Los Angeles Theatre Center next spring, followed by a Middle East tour in the fall of 2016.
An American archaeologist is summoned to a dig in Jaffa.
The Israelis found something, something big.
She’s the only one who can tell them what it is.
It’s mid-Intifada, her mother just died,
and there’s a lizard in her bathtub.
Stacie takes us on a whirlwind tour of places we’ve never been and gives us an up-close tour of generational violence — at home in family, and amongst nations. She asks, What can we do to break that chain?
Wednesday, June 24
Gathering at 6pm for snacks and something to drink
The 90-minute performance begins at 6:30
Afterwards, we’ll talk and share more snacks
Admission is free
Lisa Clapier
Jun 10, 2015, 4:12:53 PM6/10/15
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This looks beautiful Stacie, Bravo!
Please keep me on your list for updates, would love to support this beautiful work of yours!
Thank you for a new story line where .... Nature chooses beauty!!!
Blessings,
Lisa
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