The
Gaza Team
Rafat Al
Aydeh
(Regional Artistic Leader)
came to TDP back in
1997. He was a kid then and he helped us with small odd jobs like
sweeping the stage, laying cables, and making coffee. Today, Rafat
is TDP=s
artistic leader in Gaza. In between then and now, he was trained
as a technician… and then he joined (and was accepted in) the
3-year curriculum. During the training he also learned the video
animation program and assisted TDP drama teachers. When he
graduated, he began writing and directing plays. He
>raised=
the group of the Gaza Theatre Club. Rafat also gave and
participated in workshops abroad so you could say that he is an
example of TDP=s
program in that he=s
done it all.
Randa
Muhana
(Acting Manager)
joined us as a part-time animation leader. She wanted a full-time
job however, so she left. Then she came back to volunteer some
time in the office. And we didn=t
let her go. Randa has piles of papers on her desk and stacks on
telephones by her side. You=d
think she was running a ministry.
Mohammed
Nofal
(Production Assistant)
keeps everyone comfortable. A silent miracle worker, Mohammed goes
for this and goes for that. He shops, pays bills, and turns the
occasional chaos in the office and the theatre hall into order.
Mohammed also sews, paints, and will start learning design.
Ahmad
Qadadah (Technician)
came for the interview. Theatre? And then a big smile, a smile
that=s
still on his face. Ahmad runs the control room and all the sound
and music needed for whatever is going on. He also takes care of
all the equipment used by TDP and is slowly figuring out what it
all does.
The Animation Team
(Video
Animators)
are always moving
from place to place with cameras and video boxes and art supplies
and cookies and drinks. There are six women running TDP=s
animation program. They move from Rafah to Beit Hanoun and
everywhere in between teaching kids how to make cartoons. The team
is also learning as they work and have recently begun with
computer editing and short documentary film-making. And now, they
have made a play! A dedicated and committed team, please meet
Hiba Shalouf,
Wissam Al Faleet, Miha Abu Shammala, Ola Salem, Manal Barakat, &
Hannan Qassem
The
HebronTeam
Ihab Zahdeh
(Actor,
Drama-Teacher, Director)
told us when we met
him
AI
don=t
want to be like everyone else.@
And he isn=t.
Ihab is a natural actor and he is like no one else when you ask
for a scene and he jumps on stage. With TDP since we first started
in Hebron, he is acting, directing, and now writing.
Mohammed Titi
(Actor,
Drama-Teacher, Director)
has also been with
TDP since we appeared in Hebron. A funny and fine actor who can
make even the saddest person laugh, Mohammed (or Titi as we call
him) is working with kids, with teachers, and is helping to train
our new actors in Hebron in a show that will open soon.
Raed Shiukhi
(Actor,
Drama-Teacher, Director)
who can tell more
Hebron jokes than anyone we know. Raed is acting, directing kids
and adults, and working with teachers. He has also made some radio
programs for TDP=s
Back to School project that have been heard from Hebron to Gaza.
Hammam Amr
(Technician)
TDP=s
man in the Hebron control room. If you want to know where it is or
how to get it, you ask Hammam. He=s
the man on the side, at every show, running the sound and the
lights. He the one who, before every show, makes sure that
everything is ready for the audience. He is the unseen
>actor=
who must be at each performance or the show will not go on.
Tariq
Hashash
(Regional
Manager)
now in the swing of things in
Hebron.
The Animation Team
(Video
Animators)
Meet the new team of animation
girls who just finished their first year making cartoons with
Hebron kids.
Alaa Arar,
Abeer Al
Shabak,
Khitam Al
Amleh,
Areej Al
Zamarieh,
Iman Alttel,
Dyala Al
Haliqa
Brand New Members
Zeinab - Daughter
of Ihab Zahdeh - born in Hebron on May 29, 2007
Mowayyeh - Son of animator Miha Abu Shammalah - born in Gaza on Feb
18, 2007
