Los Angeles Premiere of “I Heart Hamas”

Los Angeles, you got a great show coming your way. Opening today February 11th, 2011 at the Theatre Asylum, Jennifer Jajeh presents her solo performance show, “I 
Heart
 Hamas:
 And
 Other 
Things
 I’m
 Afraid
 to
 Tell You“. Co-sponsored by the Levantine Cultural Center, “I Heart Hamas” is a tragicomic solo theater show that is an exploration of the performer’s Palestinian American identity as she tries to find herself in the midst of ongoing conflicts in the Middle East, the threat of global terrorism, and the never‐ending negotiations and hostilities between Israelis and Palestinians. Where does Jennifer fit into all of this?

Jennifer is Palestinian. Well, Palestinian American. Or more precisely: a single, Catholic, first generation, Palestinian‐American woman who chooses to return to her parents’ hometown of Ramallah at the start of the Second Intifada. Join 
her 
on 
American
 and 
Palestinian 
soil
 on 
auditions, bad
 dates, 
and 
across 
military 
checkpoints 
as 
she
 navigates 
the 
thorny 
terrain
 around her Palestinian 
identity. Weaving 
together 
humor, 
pop 
culture 
references
 and 
live
 theatre,
 Jajeh
 explores
 how
 she
 becomes 
Palestinian‐ized,
 then 
politicized 
and 
eventually 
radicalized 
in 
a
 fresh,
 often 
funny, 
searingly
 honest 
way.

I Heart Hamas: 
And
 Other 
Things 
I’m
 Afraid
 to 
Tell
 You made 
its
 world 
premiere 
at
 New 
York’s 
International 
Fringe 
Festival. 
Following 
strong 
media
 praise 
and
 audience 
reception, 
the 
play 
premiered 
in
 Jajeh’s 
hometown
 of
 San
Francisco 
where it
 ran 
for 
3 
months 
before 
moving
 to 
Chicago,
 Minneapolis, 
Berkeley,
 Pittsburgh,
and
 Ann 
Arbor 
in
 2010.

Now that it’s here in Los Angeles, the show will
 run 
from 
February 
11
th through 
March 
5,
 2011, 
Fridays 
and
 Saturdays 
8PM 
at 
the 
Theatre 
Asylum. 
The
 Theatre 
Asylum 
is 
located
 at 6320
 Santa Monica 
Boulevard, 
Los 
Angeles,
90038.
 You can get tickets now for
 $20 
and 
can
 be 
purchased at this link.