Project: Global Theatrical Call to Action: There is a Field
Founded: 2008
Location: Cities all over the world, including but not limited to: Seattle, New York, Los Angeles, Minneapolis, Toronto, London, Jerusalem, Haifa, Boston, Melbourne, Beirut.
This October marks the ten-year anniversary of what Palestinians inside Israel refer to as “Black October.” As the second Intifada erupted in the West Bank and Gaza, demonstrations also began in Arab villages inside Israel. In October 2000, twelve Palestinian citizens of Israel were killed in these demonstrations by Israeli security forces. One of those killed was a seventeen-year old boy named Aseel Asleh. Aseel had been a participant in a peace program called Seeds of Peace. He was wearing his Seeds of Peace t-shirt at the time of his killing and was buried in it. A play called There is a Field, about Aseel’s life and his death, through the perspective of Aseel’s older sister, Nardeen. The play also addresses the larger issues facing Palestinians inside Israel, which are rarely addressed or acknowledged. With a combination of fully mounted productions, staged readings, and “living room readings.” Donkeysaddle projects’ combats inhumanity through exposing the humanity of those who have been marginalized and oppressed, through platforms such as writing, film and theatre.
