{"product_id":"ali-and-ali-the-deportation-hearings-paperback","title":"Ali and Ali: The Deportation Hearings - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eCamyar Chai\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eGuillermo Verdecchia\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eMarcus Youssef\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn this sequel to the hilarious and hard-hitting \u003cem\u003eThe Adventures of Ali \u0026amp; Ali and the aXes of Evi\u003c\/em\u003el, the agitprop collaborative team of Camyar Chai, Guillermo Verdecchia, and Marcus Youssef turns its idiosyncratic brand of political satire to new global realities. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eFollowing the election of U.S. president Barack Obama in 2008, collective optimism for a more tolerant, peaceful, and co-operative post-Bush world spreads to Canada - and to the backroom of Salim's Falafel Shoppe in Toronto. There, Ali Hakim and Ali Ababwa, refugee entertainers from the fictitious, war-torn country of Agraba, are inspired to write a stage play in celebration of the new president's message of \"hope and change.\" The premiere of their Yo Mama, Osbama! (or, How We Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Half-Black President) halts abruptly when an RCMP constable arrives at the theatre and arrests the pair for its financial ties to the Agrabanian People's Front, an alleged \"terrorist organization\" on the Canadian government's watch list. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eContinuity becomes more apparent than change when Ali and Ali are swiftly put on trial. As the hapless playwrights try to defend themselves in the farcical deportation hearing that unfolds, racial and cultural stereotypes are invoked - and lampooned - as quickly as dubious evidence is presented. But, in the midst of the biting comedy, more serious questions are raised about the cost for some when we endeavour to protect the \"freedoms\" of others. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eCast of 1 woman and 3 men.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCamyar Chai\u003c\/strong\u003e has worked in theatre and film for more than twenty years and is the founder of Vancouver's acclaimed Neworld Theatre. He has worked as a freelance actor, director, and writer as well as an arts educator. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eGuillermo Verdecchia\u003c\/strong\u003e is a writer of drama, fiction, and film; a director, dramaturge, actor, and translator whose work has been seen and heard on stages, screens, and radios across Canada and around the globe. He is a recipient of the 1993 Governor General's Award for Drama, for \u003cem\u003eFronteras Americanas\u003c\/em\u003e.\u003cp\u003eMany of \u003cstrong\u003eMarcus Yousseff's\u003c\/strong\u003e plays were written or created with friends and colleagues. They include \u003cem\u003eWinners and Losers\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003e Leftovers\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003e Jabber\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003e How Has My Love Affected You?\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003e Ali and Ali and the aXes of Evil\u003c\/em\u003e, Adrift, \u003cem\u003ePeter Panties\u003c\/em\u003e, and\u003cem\u003e A Line in the Sand\u003c\/em\u003e. These have been performed across North America, Australia, and Europe, and recently off-Broadway. Marcus's plays are also translated into multiple languages and published by Talonbooks and Playwrights Canada Press.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWell-known in Vancouver as a cultural advocate, Marcus is artistic director of Neworld Theatre, co-founder of Progress Lab 1422, and chair of the city of Vancouver's Arts and Culture Policy Council.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 96\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.3 x 8.3 x 5.4 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e December 03, 2013\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47220123894009,"sku":"9780889227828","price":16.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0789\/2782\/3097\/files\/FBSScVU5T19780889227828.webp?v=1768174106","url":"https:\/\/bookscloud.io\/products\/ali-and-ali-the-deportation-hearings-paperback","provider":"BooksCloud Book Dropshipping","version":"1.0","type":"link"}