“MY NAME IS RACHEL CORRIE” at Evanston’s Lake Street Church

The Lake Street Church Peace and Justice Committee presents The Metal Shop Performance Lab’s production of

MY NAME IS RACHEL CORRIE

taken from the writings of Rachel Corrie

edited by Alan Rickman & Katharine Viner

This community-engaged performance and conversation will take place at MacLeish Hall (1450 Chicago Ave, courtyard entrance) on Sunday, July 27th at 6PM. RSVP is required. Please click here to reserve your seat(s) for this event.

About the Play: 

My Name is Rachel Corrie, edited by Katharine Viner and Alan Rickman, is a one-woman play edited from the journals and emails of Rachel Corrie, a 23-year old activist killed in 2003 while defending the homes and livelihoods of the Palestinian people in Gaza. The insightful, powerful writing she left behind reveals a compelling story of a young woman’s journey into activism and global consciousness. 

Using Rachel’s words, My Name is Rachel Corrie invites the audience to know Rachel and gives them many opportunities to identify with her fears and uncertainty alongside her idealism, flaws, and unwavering conviction. Rachel’s eye-witness account exhibits the deep admiration and love she found for the Palestinian people, giving audience members a window into their resilience, dignity, and humanity.

The play is performed by Emiley Kiser with volunteer community readers and directed by Alex Mallory. 

The 85-minute performance will be followed by a facilitated community dialogue. 

Freewill offerings will be accepted onsite to facilitate future programming.