DUNYA PRODUCTIONS
OUR MISSION
Founded in 2019, our mission is to create performance art will inspire our audience to engage with the global struggle for social and political justice. We seek to amplify the voices of the MENAA+ (Middle Eastern, North African, and Arab peoples), as well as other marginalized communities.
Our Mainstage Production
ALMONDS BLOSSOM IN DEIR YASSIN
Set at the site of a massacred Palestinian village—Deir Yassin—which is now occupied by an Israeli mental health institution, this play explores the collective memory of the Palestinian people. Through a multiplicity of voices and vividly surreal scenes, the four characters (two Israeli, two Palestinian) deliver a profoundly relevant narrative about atrocity, human relationships, and hope.
Playwright Hanna Eady says, “Through remembrance, storytelling, and resilience, the play demonstrates the essence of Palestinian sumud, or steadfastness. This is not a passive quality, but an active one that perseveres through attempts to silence historical truths.
"Telling the story is part of who I am. If the war is going to stop us from creating and putting this kind of important work out there, then we would never do theater. There's always a war." - Hanna Eady, Playwright & Director
Weds-Sat, Oct 25-Nov 15
Show time: 7:30 pm
Run time: 80 minutes
Cycles of violence come to an end when truth and reconciliation are prioritized. It starts with accepting that crimes were actually committed and that the price for those crimes must be paid. In this show, we are presented with a direction towards that acceptance. The audience is invited to justify, to themselves, the concept of Never Again. - Sameer Arshad
Photos by June Rugh
