by Alan Rickman
First published 2008
Rachel Corrie writes from Palestine after two weeks on the ground. Tank shell holes puncture the walls around her. Children grow up knowing no other reality. The army destroys wells while she has money to buy water. She can leave whenever she chooses. She can see the ocean. The twenty-three-year-old from Olympia, Washington came here to support Palestinian nonviolent resistance to Israeli military occupation. She describes herself as messy and skinny, articulate and passionate about Salvador Dalí. She chain-smokes and loves Pat Benatar's music. She left home and school behind for this mission. On March 16, 2003, an Israeli bulldozer killed her in the Gaza Strip as she tried to stop the demolition of Palestinian homes. This one-woman play builds directly from her journals, letters, and emails. Her own words create the portrait of an American activist who paid the ultimate price for her convictions.
Genres: biography, drama, activism, american-history
Vibes: emotional, intimate, thought-provoking
Tropes: based-on-true-story, social-commentary
Setting: Gaza Strip, Olympia, Palestine, Washington
Period: 2003
57 pages · Paperback · Dramatist's Play Service
Content warnings: death, violence