THE TEAM
Meet the creative team
Iman Aoun
Artistic Director
Co-founder of ASHTAR Theatre in 1991. An award winning actress, acted and directed many plays for Palestinian and international theatres; received various notifications for her work from different countries; wrote and published various articles on Palestinian Theatre. An internationally known trainer specialized in "Theatre of the Oppressed' techniques.
Initiator of the Euro-Palestinian project “100 Artists for Palestine” in 2003; “The Gaza Mono-Logues” in 2010; "The Syrian Monologues" in 2015. Coordinator of "One Billion Rising" Campains in Palestine since 2014.
Gaza Team
Ali Abu Yasine
Trainer - Director
Started working in theatre since 1990. He began his theatre studies with ASHTAR Theatre in 1992 and resumed his study and work at Theater's Days Production for 6 years. He has been working as a trainer and director for ASHTAR Theatre since 2008. He presented dozens of theatrical works as a writer, director and actor. He starred in several theatrical and television programs.
Participated in many Arab and international festivals and won the prize for the best actor from the International Spring Festival in Tunisia for the play “Abu Arab”.
Meet The Writers
1. AHMAD El Ruzzi
2. AHMAD TAHA
3. ASHRAF A-SOSSI
4. ALAA HAJJAJ
5. AMANI A-SHURAFA
6. AMJAD Abu YASIN
7. ANAS Abu EITAH
8. IHAB ELAYYAN
9. TAMER NAJEM
10. TAIMA'A OKASHA
11. RAWAND JA'ROUR
12. REEM AFANAH
13. RIMA El SADI
14. SAMI El JERJAWI
15. SUJOUD Abu HUSSEIN
16. SUHA Al MAMLOUK
16. SUHA Al MAMLOUK
17. ALI Al HASSANY
18. FATIMA Abu HASHEM
19. FATIMA ATALLAH
20. MOHAMAD El OMRANI
21. MOHAMAD QASEM
22. MAHMUD ABU SHAA'BAN
23. MAHMUD El BELA'AWI
24. MAHMUD El TURK
25. MAHMUD AFANAH
26. MAHMUD NAJEM
27. HIBA DAOUD
28. WI'AM El DIERI
29. YASMINE JA'ROUR
31. YASMINE AMREO
32. YASMINE KATBEH
Wael Afaneh
Coordinator
He started working at AHSTAR Theater as a coordinator in 2010 with The Gaza Monologues. Coordinated and facilitated various activities of ASHTAR Theatre in Gaza that included production of plays, training of young actors and stress release programs at schools. Worked in managerial jobs in many governmental and non-government organizations and as a translator and as administrator.
Ramallah Team
Mohammad Eid
Trainer - Director
Studied acting at ASHTAR Theatre from 1996 and graduated in 1999 and in Tunisia in 2003 and 2004 at Al Hamra Theatre in addition to various other workshops. He started working at ASHTAR Theatre in 2003, as actor and drama trainer. Currently, he is a full time actor, director and drama trainer at ASHTAR Theatre, and a leader of several Forum Theatre workshops.
Bayan Shbib
Trainer - Director
Holds an MA Degree from East 15 Acting School University of Essex-UK. She participated in various productions at ASHTAR Theatre. She had written and played “Safad Shatilla-vice versa” and won best
actress award for the role in 2006, from the Cairo International Experimental Theatre Festival. She also participated in writing and directing a number of youth and professional plays. She played a lead role in the National TV comedy show Scotchat. Worked as a lecturer at Birzeit University, and at the International Art Academy in Palestine.
Meet ASHTAR Actors in Ramallah
2010- Directed by Mohammad Eid
Dalia Zarour
Dara Jarallah
Rinad Uri
Hiba Abu Libdeh
Jenin Mari’
Jessica Eweis
Jude Nassar
Karam Hende
Miral Al Dalo
Noor Bosheh
Rabi Hanani
Rana Burqan
Sabal Zain
Saji Dmairi
Siwar Abu Shama
Tamara Batrawi
Tareq Abdallah
Uday Jubeh
Yazan Makhoul
2013- Directed by Mohammad Eid
Emile Andre
Jenin Mari’
Rana Burqan
Yazan Makhoul
2014- Directed by Bayan Shbib
Aseel Saba
Dalia Said
Dara Rafeedie
Firas Abu Taha
Sasha Al Asbah
Waleed Hantoli
2016- Directed by Mohammad Eid
Majdi Nazzal
Khalil Al Batran
Rana Burqan
Yasmin Shalaldeh