First produced in 2005, the play draws text directly from the diaries and emails of the young American activist who was crushed by an Israeli bulldozer in 2003 while engaging in nonviolent protest.
Sarah Edwards
Sarah Edwards is culture editor of the INDY, covering cultural institutions and the arts in the Triangle. She joined the staff in 2019 and assumed her current role in 2020.
INDY Selects: What to Do in the Triangle This Week
A lecture on Blue Whales, a play about teenage soccer players, and more local things we recommend doing this week.
Field Guide: Sylvan Esso Exits Spotify
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Read Our Fall Arts Issue!
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Where to Go See Art This Fall
Two photojournalism exhibits, a show that draws from Henry David Thoreau’s digitized herbarium, and more art to see across the Triangle this season.
Resend: The Artist Behind the Signs
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Talking With Deborah Rutter, Duke’s New High-Profile Vice Provost of the Arts
Rutter, who has decades of experience as an arts executive, served most recently as president of the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts. Her first day on the job was September 1.
Forthcoming Documentary to Follow the Journey of a Trans Trucker
Even as the industry becomes more fraught “people are making their lives happen in red states,” says Sowj Kudva, a Durham resident and the editor of The Trans Trucker Project.
Field Guide: The INDY’s Guide to This Year’s Hopscotch
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Tift Merritt, a True North Carolina Gem, Still Has Plenty of Material to Mine
When Merritt was asked to look back through her archives for a 20th anniversary reissue of “Tambourine,” she found a version of herself—and her music—that she loved and recognized.

