"The Arabian Nights" Promo Trailer

Scenes from the Berkeley Repertory Theatre's production of "The Arabian Nights"
written and directed by Mary Zimmerman
adapted from "The Book of the Thousand Nights and One Night"
in association with Berkeley Repertory Theatre, Kansas City Repertory Theatre and Lookingglass Theatre Company
January 14-February 20, 2011
at the Mead Center for American Theater
in the Fichandler
www.arenastage.org

In ancient Baghdad, a courageous young girl postpones her execution by weaving magical tales for the troubled king. Genies and jesters, lovers and thieves spring to life from Scheherazade's imagination -- allowing her to win the king's heart even as she secures her freedom. Tony Award-winning director and playwright Mary Zimmerman ("Metamorphoses") celebrates the wonder of storytelling and the redemptive power of love in this "exhilarating, imaginative theatrical escape" ("Variety") that "Chicago" magazine calls a "feast for the eyes and ears."

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• Mary Zimmerman
• The Arabian Nights
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• Arabic