YEAR OF SERVICE EVENT AT MOORPARK COLLEGE
“MY NAME IS RACHEL CORRIE”
A Live Reading of the Play Performed by Actors Mimi Kennedy and Meredith Dilg
Tuesday, March 16, 2010
1:00 – 2:00 P.M.
(2:00 – 2:30 Q&A)
Moorpark College, Studio Theater (Performing Arts room 100)
Rachel Corrie was a 23-year old American woman who traveled to Gaza in 2003 during the second Palestinian intifada. On March 16, 2003, she was killed while serving with an organization that was trying to bring peace to Gaza through an improved understanding of Palestinian rights. To mark the 7th anniversary of Corrie’s death, Moorpark College’s Year of Service has brought this play to the college for students to hear the passion and strength of someone who, like them, wanted to make a difference in the world. Thus, we see this play as a story of living true to one’s values rather than a story of politics.
My Name is Rachel Corrie consists entirely of words written by Corrie as were recorded in her diary entries and emails from her early childhood until a few days before her death. Since its three sold-out runs at London's Royal Court Theatre, the play has been surrounded by both controversy and acclaim. An abridged version of the play will be read by professional actors Mimi Kennedy and Meredith Dilg.
Mimi Kennedy is perhaps best known for her role as Dharma’s mom on TV’s Dharma and Greg. She has appeared recently on shows such as House, Cold Case, Grey’s Anatomy and Medium, on the stage, and in movies such as Erin Brockovich. Kennedy, Chair of Progressive Democrats of America, co-stars with James Gandolfini in In The Loop, a newly released, critically acclaimed satirical anti-war film. Meredith Dilg, Kennedy’s niece, currently plays in “The Lake,” a webisode series directed by Jason Priestley for WB.com. |
