Abstract
This essay examines the effects of war-induced emotional trauma on youth living in violently hostile zones. By focusing on the Palestinian youth theatre, Al-Rowwad's rehearsal and performance practices of the play We Are the Children of the Camp it endeavors to synthesize youth theatre with the spaces of traumatic healing, intervention, and adjustment as suggested by practitioners of trauma therapy. It assumes that theatre's multifaceted practices can potentially facilitate the process of survival rather than the process of victimization.
Notes
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Abu-Srour, Abdel Fattah. “Re: Al-Rowwad theatre.” E-mail to the author. 19 April 2003.
Abu-Srour, Abdel Fattah. “Re: Aida Camp again and again.” E-mail to the author. 27 Sept. 2004.
Abu-Srour, Abdel Fattah. “Re: more questions about We Are the Children ofthe Camp.” E-mail to the author. 18 July 2005.
Abu-Srour, Ibrahim Issa. Personal Interview. 8 July 2005.
AI-Rowwad Theatre. Rehearsal. University of Louisville Playhouse. Louisville, Ky. 7 July 2005.
Al-Rowwad Theatre. Dance Performance. Urban Spirit Center. Louisville, Ky. 8 July 2005.
Sserwadda, Moses. Personal Interview. 29 June 2005.
We Are the Children of the Camp. By Abdel Fattah Abu-Srour. Perf. by Al-Rowwad Theatre. Louisville, Ky. 7 July 2005.