[Peace] My Name is Rachel Corrie

[Morton K. Brussel]

I saw the play, My Name is Rachel Corrie,  at the Station Theatre on  
Saturday evening. It tells her story, before and during her trip to  
Gaza, and her thoughts and emotions through her writing and  
correspondence. In front of the theatre, there was an elderly couple  
distributing leaflets with photos of a few Israeli children who had  
died as a result of suicide bombings. I should have started a  
conversation with them, but all I said, feebly, in rejecting their  
pamphlets is that I didn't want their propaganda. They were gone by  
the time I'd collected my thoughts, at the conclusion of the play. In  
fact Rachel Corrie in the play answered them, but of course such  
protesters would feel too discomfited to see the play and absorb what  
she had to say.

The theatre had a sparse audience, but the play was wonderfully and  
movingly performed by actress Lindsay Markel. The production was first  
rate. It seemed as if Rachel was before us.

I hope that those who can will see this play. It is clear that among  
the sponsors of the Station Theatre are many Zionists who feel  
threatened by the recounting of the story and tragic death of Rachel  
Corrie. Yet the theatre had the courage to put on the play. We should  
thank them with our attendance.

--mkb