A Scene from the "Ras Roos" Play, Ramallah, 1981

Taken at the Teachers' Training Centres at al-Masyoun Neighbourhood in Ramallah in 1981, according to Adel Tartir, this photograph shows Adel Tartir during a performance of the "Ras Roos (Head of Heads)" play. It is mentioned that this play is the first "monodrama" in the history of the Palestinian theatre movement, made by "The Wonder Box Theatre" and written, acted and directed by Adel Tartir in June 1980, while its name is derived from an Arabic curriculum by Khalil Sakakini. The play embodies realistic stories in a fictional world about nameless marginalized people in their communities, its first showing was on the playground of Sareyyat Ramallah in 1980 for three hours amidst a grand audience.