Seeking: Short plays, stories, and poems by Iraqi writers. Mostly, but not entirely, by writers living in Iraq now. The pieces can be extremely short (even a few lines) or take up to thirty minutes to perform.

Language: We want writing in English. That way the writer gets to tell his or her own story in the language we’re going to present it in.

The show: This material is for a stage play. We will take 8-10 of the plays and poems and put then into a two-hour stage show for at least a six run in Los Angeles.

What the plays/ poems should be about:

I'm looking to produce a theatre show of a collection of short pieces, mainly being short plays but possibly including other forms of expression including songs and dance, about the events leading to this current war, stories of the war, and/ or the current aftermath.

Frankly, what I'm looking to do is to give audiences here stories of the war and its aftermath -- stories we're not getting from our media or government. I'm not looking to do a specifically pro or anti war play. I just want to let long quiet writers tell their stories, be they dark or light.

It can be about soldiers. Or lovers. Or families. Or children. Whatever you want.

Philosophy of the project:

This is not specifically intended to be a political piece but the pieces can be very political if you want. I am simply looking to do two things: to show a U.S. audience what the effect (both good and bad) of the current war is and to give long silenced Iraqi writers a production of their work in a Los Angeles.

The pieces can be happy or sad. Serious or fun.