In the ballroom of Houston’s Arab American Cultural and Community Center, the cast of The Revolution’s Promise bends into forward folds, articulates consonants, and speeds through tongue twisters (the classic “She sells seashells by the seashore,” and, echoing U.S. Representative Jasmine Crockett, “Bleach blonde bad built butch body”). But while a more traditional troupe might be preparing to portray fictional characters or historical figures, these Houston-based actors are performing the testimonies of living and dead Palestinian artists.The Revolution’s Promise is a joint project by Artists on the Frontline, a global organization focused on “cultural resistance,” and the Freedom Theatre, which is based out of the Jenin refugee camp in the Israeli-occupied West Bank. In the hour-long play, the collected ruminations of Palestinian creators are performed…
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