Betty Shamieh is an American playwright, author, screenwriter, and actor of Palestinian descent.
[1] Tony-nominated Marion McClinton directed, and Annabella Sciorra and Sarita Choudhury starred.
[2] Malvolio premiered at the Classical Theatre of Harlem in the summer of 2023, co-directed by Ian Belknap and Ty Jones.
[4] The off-Broadway premiere of The Black Eyed was at the New York Theatre Workshop in 2007, directed by Sam Gold with a cast of Aysan Celik, Lameece Issaq, Jeanine Serralles and Emily Swallow.
[5] [6] The Theatre Fournos of Athens, Greece, produced a translation of the play in Greek.