Vagrant Trilogy: Three Plays by Mona Mansour

<p><b><i>The [</i></b><b>Vagrant Trilogy<i>] extends far beyond the timeline of devastating events and instead shows us something greater: humanity. - </i>Broadway World</b> <p/><br><i> The Vagrant Trilogy </i>is a set of three plays by award-winning Arab American playwright Mona Mansour which explores the Palestinian condition prior to during and after the infamous Six-Day War. It sketches the devastating effect this conflict had on members of the Palestinian diaspora scattered in Europe and in Lebanese refugee camps. <p/>With productions in Washington DC New York and Abu Dhabi this trilogy has moved audiences across both America and the Arabic-speaking world. <i>The Hour of Feeling The Vagrant </i>and<i> Urge for Going</i> offer a deep exploration of the Palestinian struggle for home and identity a powerful glimpse into a reality that many face and few understand. <p/> The volume includes a foreword by director Mark Wing-Davey; an introduction by Arab American theatre scholars Hala Baki and Michael Malek Najjar; the three plays in their final performance versions; an interview with playwright Mona Mansour; and a critical essay by literary scholar Diya Abdo. This collection of Mansour's outstanding plays is another important contribution to the Arab American theatrical canon and the larger body of American drama.</p>