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Columbia University School of the Arts International Play Reading Festival Columbia University School of the Arts
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Co-founded by Carol Becker and David Henry Hwang, this marquee annual festival presents readings of three plays by living international playwrights alongside conversations with the playwrights and translators. © 2020 by the Trustees of Columbia University in the City of New York Creative Commons License. This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License.
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Playwright Panel Discussion 2021
Playwrights Asiimwe Deborah Kawe (Uganda), Nick Makoha (England), and Dima Mikhayel Matta (Lebanon), in conversation with Columbia University School of the Arts International Play Reading Festival Co-Founder David Henry Hwang, Theatre Program. The panel took place with a live zoom audience on October 23, 2021 at 12pm Eastern.PRODUCTIONAndrew Agress, Literary ManagerNatalie Layne Baker, Sound Editor Gavin Browning, Director of Public Programs & EngagementJessi Cotter, Production Manag...
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This is not a memorized script, this is a well-rehearsed story
Queerness is a construct. So is language, and so is this play. Nothing about this performance is reliable. The performer questions gender, memory, sex, identity, and her relationship with Beirut — but gives no answers.THIS IS NOT A MEMORIZED SCRIPT, THIS IS A WELL-REHEARSED STORYWritten and Performed by Dima Mikhayel Matta (Lebanon)Directed by Noelle GhoussainiPRODUCTIONAndrew Agress, Literary ManagerGavin Browning, Director of Public Programs & EngagementJessi Cotter, Production ManagerJ...
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The Dark
In the heat of a November night in 1978, after eight years of civil war, four-year-old Nick and his mother flee their homeland of Uganda. What unfolds is a story of those who find themselves exiled, told through a series of voices echoing from varying states of darkness. THE DARKWritten by Nick Makoha (United Kingdom)Directed by NJ AgwunaCASTPetrina Ampeire, Joyce (rebel radio) and Ouma (boy soldier)Robert K Benson, Mr. Fairfax and Customs OfficerShadrack Boakye, Soldier, Shopkeeper, and...
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Appointment with gOD
A group of nervous visa applicants in an unnamed country sit in a waiting room, trading stories and tips on how to best present themselves before US consuls — the “gODs.” Their reasons for coming to the US vary, but will the gODs consider them? APPOINTMENT WITH gODWritten by Asiimwe Deborah Kawe (Uganda)Directed by Nana DakinCASTAndrew Agress, Stage DirectionsAnita Abdinezhad, gOD 1 and Voice OnePetrina Ampeire, KakyeAnita Ganesan, gOD 2 and Voice TwoKambi Gathesha, Announcer and M...
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2021 Trailer
Co-founded by Carol Becker, Dean of Columbia University School of the Arts, and David Henry Hwang, Theatre Program, this annual festival presents readings of three plays by living international playwrights. Now in its fourth year, the 2021 Columbia University School of the Arts International Play Reading Festival features Asiimwe Deborah Kawe (Uganda), Nick Makoha (United Kingdom), and Dima Mikhayel Matta (Lebanon). © 2020 by the Trustees of Columbia University in the City of New York. T...
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Playwright Panel Discussion
Playwrights Candace Chong Mui Ngam (Hong Kong), Nophand (Thailand), and Camila Villegas (Mexico), in conversation with Columbia University School of the Arts International Play Reading Festival Co-Founder David Henry Hwang, Theatre.PRODUCTION CREDITSCarol Becker, Dean, Columbia University School of the ArtsDavid Henry Hwang, Head of Playwriting, School of the ArtsGavin Browning, Director of Public Programs & EngagementD. R. Baker, Sound EditorJessi Cotter, Production ManagerSami Pyne, Stu...