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Date of Award

Spring 2023

Document Type

Masters Thesis (Campus-Only Access)

Degree Name

Master of Fine Arts (MFA)

Department

English

First Advisor

Trueblood, Kathryn R., 1960-

Second Advisor

Guess, Carol, 1968-

Third Advisor

Anderson, Katherine J.

Abstract

I wanted to tell the story of my life, an intersection of mental illness, Palestinian heritage, and ex-evangelicalism. More than tell the story, I wanted to give Middle Eastern audiences a text they could participate with, so I chose to write a play rather than prose. To prepare, I read ex-evangelical memoirs, Palestinian auto-fiction, Middle Eastern/North African/Arab theory, Middle Eastern memoirs, and several plays from different genres to find this story’s niche. The plays I chose to read utilized different scene structures, sets, and cast sizes, and this genre of writing on my reading list was both the most helpful and the most diverse. Though texts like The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-time by Stephen Simons and Mark Haddon, Educated by Tara Westover, and A Woman Is No Man by Etaf Rum all seemingly have nothing in common, these texts helped me understand myself, my goals as a writer, and the unique space this play needs in order to thrive. Ultimately, this play is many subjects and experiences in one, all encapsulated in two acts and one extended conversation between two main characters.

Type

Text

Keywords

Palestine, ex-evangelical, mental illness, therapy

Publisher

Western Washington University

OCLC Number

1380915177

Subject – LCSH

Palestine--Drama; Evangelicalism --Drama; Mental illness--Drama; Psychotherapy--Drama

Format

application/pdf

Genre/Form

masters theses

Language

English

Rights

Copying of this document in whole or in part is allowable only for scholarly purposes. It is understood, however, that any copying or publication of this document for commercial purposes, or for financial gain, shall not be allowed without the author’s written permission.

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