CROSSING THE WATER
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CROSSING THE WATER
Director: Jesse Freedman by Rawya El Chab Crossing the Water is a chronicle of life under military occupation, told through a powerful blend of live storytelling, shadow play, projections, and puppetry. This solo performance interlaces personal memory with historical events, following the journey of a small family and their comrades as they flee the Israeli invasion of Beirut in 1982. At once intimate and political, this autobiography reflects on survival, resistance, and the weight of memory. Crossing the Water is the second installment in a trilogy exploring the decline of the Lebanese left at the end of the twentieth century. December 5-21*, 2025 at The Brick Theater — 579 Metropolitan Ave CREDITS: Director & Dramaturg: Jesse Freedman Playwright, Producer & Storyteller: Rawya El Chab Dramaturg: Mona Merhi Sound & Music Composition: Omar Dewachi Projection, Set & Object Design: Ettie Pin Lighting Design: Jacqueline Scaletta Costume & Wearables Design: Katie Friedman Production Director / Theater Manager: Tommy Lynch Stage Manager: Kyle Quick Graphic Design: Carine Zahabi |
Photos by Raven Watson
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