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Hanna Eady | |
|---|---|
| Born |
Buqu'ya,
Upper Galilee, Israel |
| Nationality | Palestinian-American |
| Education | University of Haifa, University of Wisconsin, University of Washington |
| Occupation(s) | Actor, Playwright |
Hanna Eady is a Palestinian-American actor and playwright best known for co-writing Suhmata, a play about the destruction of the Palestinian Arab village of Suhmata, near Acre in northern Israel.[ citation needed]
Eady was born in 1956 in the village of Buqu'ya in the Upper Galilee region of Israel, and took an interest in theater from an early age. He earned a B.A. in social work from the University of Haifa, and then worked as the artistic director of a theater. He then moved to the United States to study theater, earning a Bachelor of Fine Arts in theater from the University of Wisconsin and a Master of Fine Arts in drama and directing from the University of Washington in Seattle.[ citation needed]
Eady then opened the New Image Theater Company, where he wrote and produced plays, including Seeing Double (1991) and Abraham's Land (1992). The play Suhmata, which he co-wrote with Edward Mast, depicts the 1948 destruction of a Palestinian village of that name during the 1948 Palestine war. The play debuted in Seattle in 1996.[ citation needed]
References
- Hanna Eady: childhood memoir and profile at Cune Press
- Profile of Hanna Eady at the Institute for Middle East Understanding
- Suhmata Review at Americans for Middle East Understanding
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Hanna Eady | |
|---|---|
| Born |
Buqu'ya,
Upper Galilee, Israel |
| Nationality | Palestinian-American |
| Education | University of Haifa, University of Wisconsin, University of Washington |
| Occupation(s) | Actor, Playwright |
Hanna Eady is a Palestinian-American actor and playwright best known for co-writing Suhmata, a play about the destruction of the Palestinian Arab village of Suhmata, near Acre in northern Israel.[ citation needed]
Eady was born in 1956 in the village of Buqu'ya in the Upper Galilee region of Israel, and took an interest in theater from an early age. He earned a B.A. in social work from the University of Haifa, and then worked as the artistic director of a theater. He then moved to the United States to study theater, earning a Bachelor of Fine Arts in theater from the University of Wisconsin and a Master of Fine Arts in drama and directing from the University of Washington in Seattle.[ citation needed]
Eady then opened the New Image Theater Company, where he wrote and produced plays, including Seeing Double (1991) and Abraham's Land (1992). The play Suhmata, which he co-wrote with Edward Mast, depicts the 1948 destruction of a Palestinian village of that name during the 1948 Palestine war. The play debuted in Seattle in 1996.[ citation needed]
References
- Hanna Eady: childhood memoir and profile at Cune Press
- Profile of Hanna Eady at the Institute for Middle East Understanding
- Suhmata Review at Americans for Middle East Understanding
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