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My Name Is Rachel Corrie Announces 12/17 Closing Date

NEWS December 5, 2006 | 3:43PM

The producers of My Name Is Rachel Corrie have announced a closing date of December 17. The play began previews on October 5 and opened off-Broadway at the Minetta Lane Theatre on October 15. Originally scheduled to run through November 19, it had previously been extended through December 30. As of December 17, My Name Is Rachel Corrie will have ... Read More...

Katharine Viner: Channeling Rachel Corrie

FIRST PERSON October 17, 2006 | 11:52AM

About the author:
For her first theatrical endeavor, London newspaper editor Katharine Viner chose a heroine who would inevitably inspire headlines: Rachel Corrie, a young American activist killed by an Israeli bulldozer in Gaza in March 2003. Viner, an award-winning features editor at the Guardian and board member at the Royal Court Theatre, was enlisted by actor/director Alan Rickman ... Read More...

Megan Dodds

FRESH FACE October 5, 2006 | 9:47AM

Currently: Playing the title role in the American premiere of My Name Is Rachel Corrie as a 23-year-old American protester who was killed by an Israeli bulldozer in Gaza in 2003.

Age: 36. "I don't mind revealing it—hopefully it doesn't have anything to do with what's communicated when I'm out there [onstage playing Rachel]. Who ...

London Headliner Megan Dodds to Reprise Role in Off-B'way Rachel Corrie

NEWS August 26, 2006 | 2:10PM

London headliner Megan Dodds will reprise her role in My Name is Rachel Corrie when the controversial play arrives in New York this fall. Dodds will play the title role six times a week when the drama starts at off-Broadway's Minetta Lane Theatre on October 5, with Bree Elrod performing the Saturday and Sunday matinee performances.

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Controversial Play My Name Is Rachel Corrie to Land at the Minetta Lane in October

NEWS June 22, 2006 | 10:44AM

The controversial play My Name is Rachel Corrie will hit off-Broadway this fall. The Royal Court Theatre production of the show, directed by Alan Rickman, is scheduled to begin a limited engagement at the Minetta Lane Theatre on October 5. Although no casting is official, the New York production is expected to star original headliner Megan Dodds.

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