AMERICAN THEATRE

We Are the Diplomats

Center of the International Theatre Institute at an executive council meeting in Fujairah, one of the seven United Arab Emirates. Our gathering was set on the Gulf of Oman, against the backdrop of Fujairah International Arts Festival (FIAF). Organized by ITI president Mohammed Saif Al Afkham, FIAF includes a monodrama (solo theatre) festival in the small town of Dibba, plus a larger music and theatre series in Fujairah City. Theatres in both locales are surrounded by a pop-up “Heritage Village,” including a marketplace with

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