Until I Return: The Selected Plays of Ismail Khalidi

Discover the complex histories and experiences of the Palestinian people through the work of Ismail Khalidi.With compelling characters, engaging storytelling, quick-witted humor, and unwavering political commitment, Khalidi has entertained and informed audiences in America and around the globe, providing diverse perspectives on the Palestinian experience from the British Mandate era to the challenges faced under occupation today.This new collection spans Khalidi's career, featuring both his early monodramas and never-before-published new plays. An essential intervention in academic and artistic discourses that often overlook or marginalize Palestinian and Arab voices, Khalidi's work proves him to be an influential figure on an international scale, bridging the Americas and the Middle East.Until I Return: The Selected Plays of Ismail Khalidi further contextualizes his work with an essay by Professor Edward Ziter (NYU Tisch, USA), an enlightening interview with the playwright conducted by the editors, and an annotated timeline of Khalidi's life, giving comprehensive insight into both the playwright and his impact.

Ismail Khalidi is a Palestinian/Lebanese American playwright, screenwriter and theater director whose work tackles the history of Palestine and the modern Middle East, as well as wider themes of race, colonialism, displacement and war. Michael Malek Najjar, PhD, is a Professor of Theatre Arts with the University of Oregon, USA. Author: Middle Eastern American Theatre: Communities, Cultures and Artists. Editor: The Selected Works of Yussef El Guindi; Heather Raffo’s Iraq Plays: The Things That Can’t Be Said. Co-editor: The Vagrant Trilogy: Three Plays by Mona Mansour. Hala Baki, PhD, is a Lecturer in Theatre at California Polytechnic State University. USA. Research interests: Arab American theatre, conditions of theatrical production, and diaspora studies. Publications: The Vagrant Trilogy: Three Plays by Mona Mansour and Dispute in the Diaspora: Metaphor and Contradictions in Arab American Drama.