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Adventures of Ali & Ali and the Axes of Evil: A Divertimento for Warlords
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Adventures of Ali & Ali and the Axes of Evil: A Divertimento for Warlords Paperback - 2005 - 1st Edition

by Marcus Youssef; Guillermo Verdecchia; Camyar Chai


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In this elaborate agitprop theatrical collaboration, the internal contradictions and duplicitous double-speak of the "war on terror" are exposed as the propaganda vehicles for the neo-colonialism of the West that they are. "Ali Hakim" and "Ali Ababwa," refugees from the imaginary country "Agraba," attempt to seduce their audience into providing them with food, refuge, security, freedom and the material benefits of Western consumer society, failing miserably at every step. A hard-hitting presentation of a play-within-a-play assaults the audience as Youssef, Verdecchia and Chai do Shakespeare, Shaw and Swift one better with an endless string of buffooneries and absurdities derived from an inversion of the clichs defining the geo-politics of the Middle East at the beginning of the 21st century. Informed by the research of Paul Krugman and Noam Chomsky, sent up by the post-modern cultural relativism of "Jean Paul Jacques Beauderriredada," this political satire is not for the faint of heart. Cast of 4 men.

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  • Title Adventures of Ali & Ali and the Axes of Evil: A Divertimento for Warlords
  • Author Marcus Youssef; Guillermo Verdecchia; Camyar Chai
  • Binding Paperback
  • Edition number 1st
  • Edition 1
  • Pages 128
  • Volumes 1
  • Language ENG
  • Publisher Talonbooks, Vancouver
  • Date May 1, 2005
  • ISBN 9780889225169 / 0889225168
  • Weight 0.41 lbs (0.19 kg)
  • Dimensions 8.52 x 6.26 x 0.31 in (21.64 x 15.90 x 0.79 cm)
  • Themes
    • Cultural Region: Canadian
    • Interdisciplinary Studies: Canadiana
  • Library of Congress subjects War on Terrorism, 2001-, Middle East - Politics and government - 21st
  • Library of Congress Catalog Number 2005432187
  • Dewey Decimal Code 812.54

About the author

Many of MarcusYoussef's plays were written or created with friends and colleagues. They include Winners and Losers, Leftovers, Jabber, How Has My Love Affected You?, Ali and Ali and the aXes of Evil, Adrift, Peter Panties, and A Line in the Sand. These have been performed across North America, Australia, and Europe, and recently off-Broadway. Marcus's plays are also translated into multiple languages and published by Talonbooks and Playwrights Canada Press.

Well-known in Vancouver as a cultural advocate, Marcus is artistic director of Neworld Theatre, co-founder of Progress Lab 1422, and chair of the city of Vancouver's Arts and Culture Policy Council. Guillermo Verdecchia
Guillermo Verdecchia is a writer of drama, fiction, and film; a director, dramaturge, actor, and translator whose work has been seen and heard on stages, screens, and radios across the country and around the globe. He is a recipient of the Governor General's Award for Drama, a four-time winner of the Chalmers Canadian Play Award, a recipient of Dora and Jessie Awards, and sundry film festival awards for his film Crucero/Crossroads. Camyar Chai
Camyar Chai has worked in theatre and film for more than 20 years. He is the founder of Vancouver's acclaimed NeWorld Theatre. He has worked as a freelance actor, director, and writer as well as engaging in Arts Education. In addition to writing plays, Camyar has also written librettos for opera. An award-winning theatre maker, he received his Master of Fine Arts in Directing from the University of British Columbia.

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