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In June 2019, Columbia University School of Arts staged the second annual International Play Reading Festival, presenting plays in English translation from Spain, Chile and France alongside discussions on theatre translation and internationalization of Anglophone stages. Here, John Brunner reflects on the events of an eclectic three days of world theatre.
The Kilroys have named their 2019 List and many Columbia alumni were recognized for their work. The Kilroys is a gang of playwrights, directors and producers in LA and NYC who are done talking about gender parity and are taking action. The group mobilizes others in the field and leverages their power to support one another. Founded in 2013, The Kilroys is named after the iconic graffiti tag “Kilroy Was Here” that was first left by WWII soldiers in unexpected places, a playfully subversive way of making their presence known. This year’s list from The Kilroys recognizes…
The 64th Annual Drama Desk Awards presented by Broadway News were announced June 2, 2019 at The Town Hall in New York City.
Big St. Germain by Jack T. Calk ’19 and directed by Lillian Meredith is the final play to be presented as part of the New Plays Festival 2019 featuring seven new plays by the graduating MFA playwriting class.
BLANKS by Gethsemane Herron-Coward ’19 and directed by Tyler Thomas is the sixth play to be presented as part of the New Plays Festival 2019 featuring seven new plays by the graduating MFA playwriting class.
Organized by Dean Carol Becker and David Henry Hwang, the second annual Columbia University School of the Arts International Play Reading Festival will present readings of three plays by living international playwrights that were not originally written in English alongside conversations with the playwrights and translators.
Chinese Opera and a Modern Drama by Ruoxin Xu ’19 (Playwrighting) and directed by Miriam Grill ’19 (Directing) will be the fifth play presented as part of the New Plays Festival 2019 featuring seven new plays by the graduating MFA playwriting class.
The Visitors by Elisabeth Frankel ’19 (Playwriting) and directed by Kathleen Capdesuñer will be the fourth play presented as part of the New Plays Festival 2019 featuring seven new plays by the graduating MFA playwriting class.
Recently, The New York Times Style Magazine, T Magazine did a special feature where they asked 15 playwrights to create original works around their visions of America set in 2024.
DOG by Anna Jastrzembski ’19 (Playwrighting) and directed by Katherine Wilkinson ’19 (Directing) will be the third play presented as part of the New Plays Festival 2019 featuring seven new plays by the graduating MFA playwriting class.
Ella in the Tundra, written by Marianna Staroselsky ’19 (Playwriting) and directed by Daniella Caggiano will be the second play performed as part of the New Plays Festival 2019 featuring nine new plays by the graduating MFA playwriting class.
Babes in the Wood, written by Emily Wiest '19 (Playwriting) and directed by Kate Bergstrom will be the first play performed as part of the New Plays Festival 2019 featuring nine new plays by the graduating MFA playwriting class.