emil sher

A young Iraqi boy wearing a striped shirt looks in awe as a yellow and green bird puppet flies out of his open book.

The Book of Ashes is Startling in its Relevance

Amanda Campbell April 20, 2025

In Canadian playwright Emil Sher’s play The Book of...

Two Iraqi women are loading up a milk crate with library books. They look very serious about their work.

The Book of Ashes: On Saving History & Culture At All Cost

Amanda Campbell April 18, 2025

Halifax Theatre for Young People opened their production of...

HTYP Assembles Excellent Cast for Reading at Stages Fest

Amanda Campbell June 8, 2024

Today at Eastern Front Theatre’s Stages Festival I attended...

Out of Hana’s Suitcase Flies Hope on Small Wings

Amanda Campbell April 23, 2010

l-r: amy lee, clarence sponagle photo: iden ford photography...