We marked the publication of Ismail Khalidi’s SELECTED PLAYS with this special live event in New York recorded with the playwright and a selection of his special guests. 

Tune in to hear excerpts from three of Khalidi’s plays, performed by Khalidi himself, Hind Shoufani, John Early, Ahmed Maher, Leta Levy and an introductory talk with Isabella Hammad. 

It was a unique, one off event hosted by Giorno Poetry Systems and co-organized with the Center for Palestine Studies and we’re glad to have been able to capture it and publish it now for you here. 

Thanks to Em from Joseph Joseph Studio Brooklyn for filming.

Find the full video on our YouTube page.  

This episode was recorded in New York on March 3rd, 2018

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00:00 - 00:34 - Intro
00:34 - 01:30 - Isabella Hammad; greeting
01:30 - 02:53 - Ismail Kahlidi; introduction
02:53 - 05:05 - Dead are my People; introduction
05:05 - 11:03 - Dead are my People; Act 2, Scene 1
11:03 - 13:32 - Sabra Falling; introduction
13:32 - 26:17 - Sabra Falling; Act 1, Scene 2
26:17 - 28:14 - Final Status; introduction
28:14 - 47:30 - Final Status; Act 1, Scene 3
47:30 - 48:26 - Curtain Call
48:26 - 49:42 - Isabella Hammad; questions intro
49:42 - 82:02 - Isabella Hammad and Ismail Khalidi; questions