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SUMMARY:Palestine Week 2024 | Gaza Monologues: Voices of Young Palestinians
DESCRIPTION:WASHINGTON\, DC.\n\nA performance and introduction to the work 
 of Anera and Ashtar Theatre\n\nJoin us on January 24\, 2024 at 6pm for a p
 owerful evening of theater and solidarity. After a global call by Ramallah
 -based Ashtar Theatre\, theaters worldwide have come together to stage per
 formances of their renowned 2010 work\, Gaza Monologues. This inspiring pl
 ay presents 31 monologues written by teenagers from different parts of Gaz
 a\, many of whom had no prior experience in theater. The Ashtar Theatre ma
 de the playscript available for free\, translated into multiple languages\
 , and encouraged theaters to offer these performances on November 29th\, t
 he International Day of Solidarity with the Palestinian People.\n\nIn the 
 United States\, numerous collaborative performances\, both in person and o
 nline\, took place on November 29th. Now\, the Ashtar Theater director and
  team extend an invitation to anyone who wishes to answer this call in fut
 ure performances.\n\nThis event will provide DMV residents with the opport
 unity to come together in person for a staged reading of the monologues. A
 ttendees will also receive updates on the young authors and an introductio
 n to the work of the humanitarian organization Anera and the Ashtar Theatr
 e.\n\nfree and open to all\n\nAbout Palestine Week\n\nIn keeping with our 
 ongoing mission of uplifting racial and cultural connections\, Busboys and
  Poets is hosting Palestine Week (January 18 thru January 24\, 2024). This
  week long series of events will offer a diverse range of programming feat
 uring Palestinian food\, music\, dance\, poetry\, discussions and other en
 riching events. We hope that such events will lead to better understanding
  and help to create a more peaceful and tolerant world.\n\nPlease visit th
 e website at http://busboysandpoets.com for more information.
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LOCATION:BusBoys &amp\; Poets\, 2021 14th St. NW\, Washington\, DC\, United
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