Harvard Presents- Abu Ghraib: The Play

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Harvard University Presents:

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ABU GHRAIB
Location: Loeb Experimental Theatre

DATE: May 12 -14

Director: Currun Singh ’07

Producer: Xin Wei Ngiam ’07

The idea that politics and theater are of a single piece is at least as old as Cicero’s “de Officiis.” But Currun Singh ’07 and Xin Wei Ngiam ’07, writer and producer of “Abu Ghraib” speak about the political mission of their newest project with a fervor not frequently seen in undergraduate theater.

Both sophomores, both social studies concentrators, both having with some experience in more traditional Harvard productions—Singh and Ngiam came together early this year, shortly before applications for the Loeb Ex were due, with an unusual project: a docu-drama about the torture of inmates at Abu Ghraib by American soldiers.

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In addition to attempting to address the psychology of the various individuals involved, “Abu Ghraib” explicitly addresses certain questions regarding American perceptions of the scandal and various gaps within American media coverage.

“The mistrust of the American media is something we’re very cognizant of,” Singh says. “We want to bring out the contrasts between what people have seen and what they haven’t.”