Columbia University School of the Arts International Play Reading Festival
OCTOBER 2–25, 2020
Featuring Candace Chong Mui Ngam (Hong Kong), Nophand (Thailand), and Camila Villegas (Mexico).
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. Now in its third year, the 2020 edition of the festival will be held as a series of podcasts.
Listen to the trailer here or at either of links below:
Listen to individual podcast episodes at the links below.
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Plays
“Theatre is fundamentally about human interaction––something we all know is incredibly challenging at this time. We are grateful to have such an adventurous group of playwrights with whom to collaborate on this experiment.”
– CAROL BECKER, DEAN COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF THE ARTS
“The International Play Reading Festival this year will be accessible for the first time to a truly international audience. We hope these extraordinary plays can help bring our world together, during a time when we all share a common threat, one that acknowledges no borders.”
– DAVID HENRY HWANG, FESTIVAL DIRECTOR
Festival Directors
Carol Becker, Professor of the Arts and Dean, Columbia University School of the Arts
David Henry Hwang, Concentration Head, Playwriting, Theatre MFA Program
Selection Committee
Susan Bernofsky, Director, Literary Translation at Columbia, Writing MFA Program
David Henry Hwang, Concentration Head, Playwriting, Theatre MFA Program
Morgan Jenness, Theatre MFA Program
Kate Loewald, Theatre MFA Program and The Play Company
Christian Parker, Theatre MFA Program
Nominating Bodies
John Eisner, The Lark
Michel Hausmann, Colony Theatre/Miami New Drama
Anchuli Felicia King
Joanna Lee, Museworks
Roberta Levitow
Bill Rauch, The Ronald O. Perelman Center for the Performing Arts
Mark Russell, Under the Radar (Public Theater)
Ken Smith, Financial Times
Lloyd Suh, The Lark
Mfundi Vundla, Market Theatre
Production
Gavin Browning, Director of Public Programs and Engagement
Natalie Layne Baker, Sound Editor
Jessi Cotter, Production Manager
Tiffany Davis, Communications Assistant
Caroline Eng, Sound Designer
Kate Foster, Literary Manager, Taxi Radio
Carey McHugh, Assistant Director of Communications
Martin Murray, Literary Manager, May 35th
Jim Petty with Five Ohm Productions, Audio Engineer
Sami Pyne, Student Producer
Zoe E. Rotter, Casting Director
Christina Rumpf, Senior Director of Communications
Paola Alexandra Soto, Literary Manager, Rarámuri Dreams
Kristina Tate, Assistant Director of Communications
Joan Wyatt, Stage Manager
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