LaMama
presents
THE MULBERRY TREE
Written by
HANNA EADY & EDWARD MAST
Directed by
ALEXANDRA ARON
LaMama
ETC
The Downstairs Theater
66 E. 4th Street
New York, NY 10003
October 17-October 20, 2024
8 p.m. Weekdays
4 p.m. Sunday
Post-show discussion featuring Rabbi Alissa Wise and Riham Barghouti
after
the Sunday performance
https://www.lamama.org/shows/the-mulberry-tree-2024
Featuring
RAMZI KHALIF, RACHEL BOTCHAN, NAJLA SAID,
KHALIFA NATOUR, &
HAYTHEM NOOR
Jews are Arabs, too. So says the Rabbi, as he watches a
terrifying reality unfold. Everyone gets along in his village. The boy next door
is his devoted friend. Until 1947, when Britain and the United Nations decide to
create a Jewish Homeland in Palestine.
THE MULBERRY TREE
is the perfect play for today. It revisits the quiet life before Old Palestine
was obliterated by the unstoppable progress of war. The Rabbi’s family and the
Arab family protect each other until the end. How tragic to see best intentions
cave in the face of brutality.
Many sweet, humorous moments dot the
production, making the story even more relatable, more human, more tragic.
Playwrights HANNA EADY and EDWARD MAST have translated a critical moment of
history into a compelling personal tale. The strong cast powers it all. LAITH
ZUAITER is outstanding in the role of the young man through whom we see this
history unfold. And in the end he gives us, yes, a ray of hope.
-Karen D’Onofrio-