Even so, the experience of moving from one place to another in a fearful, militarized, increasingly xenophobic world has inspired writers to document, challenge, and reimagine that world. We believe some truths must be captured not just through journalism, but with the ancestral, creative lyricism of artists who straddle borders and worldviews. In these works and excerpts by immigrant theatremakers—Gabriela Furtado Coutinho, Martyna Majok, Antu Yacob, Deniz Khateri, and Yussef El Guindi—we catch glimpses of beauty, confusion, defiance, and survival. (Opening illustration by Hokyoung Kim.)
“in your hands, american theatres” by Gabriela Furtado Coutinho (Editor’s Letter)
Queens by Martyna Majok
“My Body, Your Body (Where you from?)” by Antu Yacob
Husks from Iran by Deniz Khateri
Stamp Me by Yussef El Guindi
