The Hour of Feeling

by Mona Mansour

It’s 1967 and the map of the Middle East is about to change drastically. Fueled by a love of English Romantic poetry, Adham journeys from Palestine to London with his new wife, Abir, to deliver a career-defining lecture. As the young couple’s marriage is tested, Adham struggles to reconcile his ambitions with the pull of family and home. But what if seizing the moment means letting go of everything he knows?

It’s 1967 and the map of the Middle East is about to change drastically. Fueled by a love of English Romantic poetry, Adham journeys from Palestine to London with his new wife, Abir, to deliver a career-defining lecture. As the young couple’s marriage is tested, Adham struggles to reconcile his ambitions with the pull of family and home. But what if seizing the moment means letting go of everything he knows?

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The Hour of Feeling

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  • Shaun Leisher: The Hour of Feeling by Mona Mansour
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    I really loved this play. A fascinating exploration of academia and new love set against the backdrop of war.

    I really loved this play. A fascinating exploration of academia and new love set against the backdrop of war.

    ”
  • Doug DeVita: The Hour of Feeling by Mona Mansour
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    Good God, what a stunning play! It works on so many levels it leaves one dizzy with anticipation for the next line, the next turn of the page, the next twist in the plot… Terrific sense of time, place and characters one loves despite – or maybe because of – their flaws, and one hopes the choices the make are the right ones, while knowing how impossible those choices are in the moment. Beautifully done from beginning to end.

    Good God, what a stunning play! It works on so many levels it leaves one dizzy with anticipation for the next line, the next turn of the page, the next twist in the plot… Terrific sense of time, place and characters one loves despite – or maybe because of – their flaws, and one hopes the choices the make are the right ones, while knowing how impossible those choices are in the moment. Beautifully done from beginning to end.

    ”
  • Cheryl Bear: The Hour of Feeling by Mona Mansour
    “

    How I loved this play, so beautifully written and so well done! Phenomenal work.

    How I loved this play, so beautifully written and so well done! Phenomenal work.

    ”
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Development History

  • Reading, High Tide Festival, UK, 2012
  • Reading, NY Stage & Film, 2010

Production History

  • University, Williams College, 2015
  • University, Columbia College, 2014
  • Professional, Humana Festival of New American Plays, 2012