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Links to Articles about Meron as a Playwright

Review of Over Here in FringeReview UK 

Review of Over Here by Martin Denton in NY Theater Now  

Review of Over Here by James Armstrong  

"Mortal Folly Theatre to Bring Over Here to NYC Fringe" - Broadway World

"Interview: Over Here at the 2014 NYC International Fringe Festival" - Indie Theater Now

Bridging Middle East Borders at the Fringe - The Jewish Week Blog

"Echoes of Gaza at the Fringe" (Includes preview of Over Here) - The Jewish Week

NYC Fringe 2014 Group Interview (PodCast) - Indie Theater Now

"Brandeis Alum's Play About Israeli-Palestinian Friendship Performed at NYC International Fringe Festival" - The Brandeis Hoot

"Interview with Playwright Meron Langsner" - The Actor's Role in Developing New Work: Interviews with Playwrights and Directors

"Interview with Meron Langsner - Burning Up the Dictionary" - Vagabond Theatre Group Blog

"Tender to the Touch: Burning Up the Dictionary" - New England Theatre Geek

"Meron Langsner's Burning Up The Dictionary for TWBW" - Vagabond Theatre Group Blog

"There Were Words: Recap of Meron Langsner's Burning Up the Dictionary" - Vagabond Theatre Group Blog

"Meet the Cast of Burning Up the Dictionary" - Vagabond Theatre Group Blog

"Recent Drama Graduate Selected for Prestigious Arts Retreat" - Tufts Graduate E-News

"All the World's a Stage" - Tufts Graduate E-News

"Drama GSAS Doctoral Student Engages in Unique Project Across State Lines" - Tufts Graduate E-News

"Israeli Play from Boston Invited to Major Festival in Alaska" - All About Jewish Theatre

"Who's Who in The Devil's Own Game" - Holland Productions Blog

"Play About a Crucial Week" - The Dedham Transcript

"Memories Kept Through Theatre: One Year Later" - The Brandeis Justice

"Bystander 9/11 A Poignant, Promising Work from Student" - The Brandeis Justice

Meron's NPX: New Play Exchange Page

Meron's Amazon.com Author Page

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Masks by Justina Kochansky for a production of MASQUERADE at Puppet Showplace Theatre & The Brandeis University Women's Center.

Some of the Directors Who Have Interpreted Meron's Work Include:


Barlow Adamson
Steve Ansell
Sarah Benson
Rose Bonczek
Jamie Carrillo
Leah Cooper
Suzanne Delle
Noa Egozi
Glenn Ettman

Tom Fish
John Garrity
Christie Lee Gibson
Daniel Gidron
JulieAnn Govang
David Gram
Lucy Gram
Katherine Harte-DeCoux
John O'Brien

M. Bevin O'Gara

Laura Pittenger
Cecilla Raker
Louisa Richards
​Aliza Shane
Brendan Shea
James Peter Sotis
Meg Taintor
 Leta Tremblay 
​Kathryn Walsh
William Kevin Young


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Graphic for a Performance of BYSTANDER 9/11 by Cara Grace Pacifico

Some of the Dramaturgs Who Have Helped Develop Meron's Work at Various Stages

Philip Berman
Ilana Brownstein
Amanda Coffin
Suzy Fay
Corianna Moffat
Tyler Monroe
Bridget O'Leary
Cara Grace Pacifico

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Nominated for an IRNE Award for Best New Play!

Books In Which Meron's Work Has Been Documented

Get Real: Documentary Theatre Past & Present (Expanded Paperback Edition) - Forsyth & Megson (eds)

Salamm, Peace: An Anthology of Middle Eastern-American Drama - Hill & Amin (eds) - (I should point out though that they misspelled my name)


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Includes three of Meron's plays

Links to Articles & Guest Posts by Meron about Playwriting

"A Few Words from Gi60 Writer Meron Langsner" - Blog of Gi60: The World's Only International One-Minute Play Festival

"Writing the Fight: What Playwrights & Dramaturgs Need to Know About Staging Violence (Part 1 of 2)" - HowlRound

"Writing the Fight: What Playwrights and Dramaturgs Need to Know About Staging Violence (Part 2 of 2)" - HowlRound

"Teaching 'Writing the Fight' at Region I KC/ACTF" - Scan of an article from The Cutting Edge: Newsletter of the Society of American Fight Directors


Covers of Books Containing Meron's Plays

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Contains THE GODOT VARIATIONS: CALL WAITING FOR GODOT, WAITERS FOR GODOT & WHINING FOR GODOT
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Contains a selection from B'SHALOM
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Contains JIMMY JIM JIM & THE M.F.M.
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Includes AFTER THE HILL
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Includes a selection from FOR ART'S SAKE
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