A West Bank Curfew, but What’s for Dinner?
Charles IsherwoodJune 7, 2012: Even the most meticulously prepared cook cannot be expected to cope with all kitchen disasters. A fully stocked spice rack, an ample larder and even a closet full of pickled staples will not necessarily suffice when a curfew keeps you housebound for more than a week with a family to feed. That is the calamity faced by the beleaguered but enduring heroine of “Food and Fadwa,” a new play by Lameece Issaq and Jacob Kader about a Palestinian family living near Bethlehem. Ms. Issaq stars as the title character, Fadwa Faranesh, an expert home cook dealing with a few boiling family dramas in addition to the challenge of catering her sister’s wedding while under virtual house arrest.
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