SCRIPTS & MONOLOGUES
IN SPANISH
The full-length script and some of the monologues are available below in Spanish
Translated by Jacinta Teijeiro, corrected by Camila Toledo / Lectores sin Fronteras
FULL SCRIPT
THE REVOLUTION'S PROMISE
Over 15 artists tell their stories of cultural resistance and artistic censorship spanning as far back as 1948.
A mixture of monologues and scenes the script is roughly one hour in length.
Some of the texts are available below as monologues marked with *
Additional and more recent testimonies are also available below.
MONOLOGUES
ON ATTACKS ON ARTISTS ACROSS PALESTINE
MOHAMMED BAKRI
ON 20 YEARS OF COURT TRAILS FOR MAKING A DOCUMENTARY, 2002 - 2020
The story of what drove Mohammed Bakri to film the award-winning documentary 'Jenin Jenin' days after the Israeli invasion of Jenin
Refugee Camp in 2002 and the continuous harassment from the Israeli government ever since.
SUHAIL KHOURY
ON BEING IMPRISONED & TORTURED, 1988
Musician and composer Suhail Khoury tells the story of being arrested, imprisoned and tortured by Isreal in 1988 during the 1st Intifada for creating music tapes.
MOHAMMAD AL AZZA
ON BEING SHOT IN THE HEAD AND SURVIVING, 2013
Born and living in Aida Refugee Camp, Mohammad Al Azza is a documentarian and photographer and directs the Arts & Media Unit of Lajee Center in Aida Refugee Camp. In 2013 he was targeted and shot in the head by Israeli soldiers, an attack he survived.
RANIA ELIAS
ON ATTACKS ON YABOUS CULTURAL CENTRE, 1995 - 2021
Rania Elias tells on the challenges for Palestinians working in Jerusalem and the Israeli aggression towards Yabous and its staff, including her own detainment and interrogated.
DAREEN TATOUR
ON BEING IMPRISONED FOR WRITING POETRY, 2015 - 2018
Dareen speaks of the occupation and the violence towards women and children that led her to write the poem 'Resist My People Resist Them' and her consequent arrest and imprisonment.
ALI ABU YASEEN
BOMBING OF AL-MISHAL CULTURAL CENTRE, 2018
Ali Abu Yaseen, an actor, writer, and director, tells the story of the day Al-Mishal Cultural Centre was specifically targeted and bombed in 2018.
COPYRIGHT: The Freedom Theatre and Artists On The Frontline own the copyright to the script and monologues of The Revolution’s Promise. The texts are available for public readings and performances for all who abide by our values and have received written confirmation (please email info@artistsonthefrontline.com). We ask that tickets to any events and readings are free for audiences or, if chargeable, the money goes towards the Artist Residence Fund. If this is not possible, please get in touch with us, and we are happy to talk through what might work.