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Imperfect Allies Fall 2024
Imperfect Allies: Children of Opposite Sides
Acclaimed playwrights and performers, Judith Sloan and Najla Said present a new work-in-progress, Imperfect Allies: Children of Opposite Sides, dealing with Israel/Palestine that uses the tools of art and diplomacy to work for justice and peace and an end to the escalation of violence in Palestine, Israel and the region. Through performance, Sloan and Said explore how their Jewish-American and Palestinian-American histories shape them. Imperfect Allies was conceived of several years ago, but came to find a new resonance given the current situation, which has tested many relationships including their own. Sloan and Said, both actors and writers who live in New York City and lost their fathers at young ages are “children of opposite sides.” Sloan and Said come together in this soul-breaking moment to find tangible ways to work together.
Imperfect Allies began in 2019 as a project of EarSay, Inc. began with person dialogues between African-American, Jewish, Indian-American, Queer, and Immigrant artists, produced by Judith Sloan. In October 2023, Sloan and Said came together for this iteration of the project, Imperfect Allies: Children of Opposite Sides.
To find out about upcoming performances and the future of the Imperfect Allies Project Sign up for the newsletter HERE
Tune in to Notes From America, Sunday October 6 from 6pm to 7pm EST or stream live. Najla Said and Judith Sloan on this national call in show with guest host Suzanne Gaber.
Performances: September 30, NYU Free and Open to the Public October 15 Department of Family and Social Medicine at Montefiore/Einstein
Performance of book projects October 9
Warren Lehrer with Adeena Karasick, Judith Sloan and Monna Sabouri Jericho’s Daughter and Riveted in the Word October 9, Pratt Institute Brooklyn, NY 4pm to 6 pm Admission is Free. Open to the Public.
Reservations needed for anyone coming outside of the Pratt community. RSVP Books will be available for sale at the event or by going to the earsay shop page.
Imperfect Allies: Children of Opposite Sides
Imperfect Allies: Children of Opposite Sides
Acclaimed playwrights and performers, Judith Sloan and Najla Said present a new work-in-progress, Imperfect Allies: Children of Opposite Sides, dealing with Israel/Palestine that uses the tools of art and diplomacy to work for justice and peace and an end to the escalation of violence in Palestine, Israel and the region. Through performance, Sloan and Said explore how their Jewish-American and Palestinian-American histories shape them. Imperfect Allies was conceived of several years ago, but came to find a new resonance given the current situation, which has tested many relationships including their own. Sloan and Said, both actors and writers who live in New York City and lost their fathers at young ages are “children of opposite sides.” Sloan and Said come together in this soul-breaking moment to find tangible ways to work together.
Imperfect Allies began in 2019 as a project of EarSay, Inc. began with person dialogues between African-American, Jewish, Indian-American, Queer, and Immigrant artists, produced by Judith Sloan. In October 2023, Sloan and Said came together for this iteration of the project, Imperfect Allies: Children of Opposite Sides.
To find out about upcoming performances and the future of the Imperfect Allies Project Sign up for the newsletter HERE
Imperfect Allies is a project with Judith Sloan, Jewish-American actor, writer, educator, and radio producer and Najla Said,Palestinian-American actor, writer, and activist. This project was conceived several years prior to the current heart- and soul-breaking violence in Palestine/Israel. Our goal is to bring people together by using tools of art, diplomacy, and listening in order to understand each other better, build strategies, and work together. As artists, communicators and healers, Sloan and Said will present a 25-minute performance, followed by a dialogue among all in attendance who wish to stay and participate. To find out about the future of the project please sign up for our mailing list here.
Past Events:
If you missed the radio interview listen here:
Previous events took place in Spring 2024: April 11, and 17 at City Lore, NYC April 14, at Art NY Brooklyn, NY (NYC past event- Friday June 21 at Center for Book Arts, New York New York. July 30, Brunswick, ME All events were full- there is a waiting list of over 100 people and we will be posting when the next steps take place. Please get on our email newsletter list to find out about next steps.
New Project Coming in 2025
Judith Sloan and Andrew Griffin Artist Commissioning Grants from NYSCA (New York State Council on the Arts)
Coming in 2025: A new project of music and theatre focused on Climate Crisis called This Is Not A Drill. We are interviewing people not only about the science but on how they feel about climate issues, and what they are doing. What kind of actions are you taking? We have been interviewing people of many ages, races and cultural backgrounds and from various parts of the world. If you are interesting in being interviewed please email us judith at earsay.org
