Culture Resource (Al Mawred Al Thaqafy) in collaboration with SHAMS Association (Youth, Theatre and Cinema) in Lebanon and Al-Hamraa Theatre in Tunisia organized “The Start of the Game” the first platform for young Arab theatre makers in Tunis during the period from 25 March to 2 April 2005.
“The Start of the Game” is a creative encounter for 15-20 theater makers from different Arab countries. “The Start of the Game” was supervised by prominent academics and theatre experts from Lebanon, Syria, and Tunisia, under the sponsorship of the Lebanese Ministry of Culture.
The Participants in The Start of the Game 2005 are:Tunis:

  • Helmi Dridi
  • Meriam Boussalemi

Algeria:

  • Ahmed Aouni
  • Rim Benhachemi

Sultanate of Oman:

  • Aliaa Al Bulushi

Syria:

  • Omar Abu Seda
  • Mohamed Ossama Halal

Palestine:

  • Shady Zmorrod
  • Maen Samara

Lebanon:

  • Kholoud Nasser
  • Raed Yacine
  • Sabine Choucair
  • Mona Merhi

Egypt:

  • Bassem Sharaf
  • Sameh Ezzat
  • Emad Esmail
  • Nada Sabet

Morocco:

  • Elhoucine Bouhcine
  • Anas Al Aakil