A social comedy for school students! 

During the month of improvisations, we laughed as we have never laughed before. We filmed. We transcribed. We wrote text. And we laughed some more. We went on to create Im Abed, her three children, and their hunter neighbour who meet around Im Abed’s kitchen table, a table the size of a stage. No one knows but all Im Aded’s family members are all in love: Abed with the girl M, Mohammed with girl who stole his shoe, Raeda with the soap opera star, and Im Abed herself with the hunter. Using the delicious tool of comedy, we bring forth the most taboo of subjects.  

The Hebron team was in great shape having experienced, for the first time, the making of an original text based on stories close to their hearts and homes.

THE ACTORS
(in Arabic alphabetical order)

Ihab Zahdeh plays ABED
Khalil Shethfan plays JABARA
Raed Shiukhi plays RAEDA
Marwan Tartouri plays IM ABED
Mohammed Titi plays MOHAMMED

 Directed by JAN WILLEMS

Written by
Jackie Lubeck & Yusef Tartouri
(based on group improvisations)

Production Manager & Sets  Abdel Salam Abdo
Costumes & Accessories
 Jackie Lubeck
Production Translations
 Manal Awad
Production Assistant
 Amjad Tartouri
On Sound  -  Moawiya Zahdeh
 

 In 2005, “Im Abed & Her Family” was remade in Gaza with a new cast. See “Im Abed & Her Children”