Playwriting

Working With a Cultural Consultant When Writing an International Play: Interview With U.S. Playwright Gabriel Jason Dean and Humaira Ghilzai, an Afghan Expert

Posted by Henrik Eger | 14th Jul 2019 | Afghanistan, Interview, Playwriting, Theatre and Gender, Theatre and Politics, United States of America

The playwright “I spring from ministers, murderers, rebels, addicts, closeted queens, soldiers,...

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Translating Shakespeare

Posted by Alexa Huang | 12th Jul 2019 | Dramaturgy, Japan, Playwriting, Translation

Translation of Shakespeare’s works is almost as old as Shakespeare himself; the first German...

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Remembering Girish Karnad: A Visionary Playwright

Posted by Diwan Singh Bajeli | 26th Jun 2019 | Essay, India, News, Playwriting

Rooted in Indian tradition, Girish Karnad’s plays will continue to converse with the...

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Remembering Girish Karnad

Posted by Vikram Phukan | 24th Jun 2019 | India, News, Playwriting

For the theatre world, the passing of Girish Karnad has been nothing short of a giant tree...

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“School Girls; Or The African Mean Girls Play”: A Show About Competition

Posted by Jane Baldwin | 30th May 2019 | Boston, Playwriting, Review, United States of America

Jocelyn Bioh’s School Girls; Or, the African Mean Girls Play now appearing at Boston’s SpeakEasy...

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“White Pearl” at The Royal Court

Posted by Aleks Sierz | 28th May 2019 | London, Playwriting, Review, United Kingdom

Royal Court’s Artistic Director Vicky Featherstone’s commitment to staging a diversity of...

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Interview with Saviana Stănescu: “One could say that I am a 17-year-old American playwright”

Posted by Cristina Modreanu | 24th May 2019 | Interview, Playwriting, Romania, United States of America

A well-known poet and journalist, Saviana Stănescu left Romania for the US thanks to a Fulbright...

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Interview With Sasha Marianna Salzmann: The Playwright

Posted by Romy König | 22nd May 2019 | Germany, Interview, Playwriting

When asked about her background, she tends to respond, “I come from the theatre:” playwright and...

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Fresh Perspectives: A Selection of Madrid’s Brightest Young Theatrical Voices

Posted by Antonio Hernández | 1st May 2019 | News, Playwriting, Spain

Looking for new playwrights? Why not try young Spanish playwrights? Playwrights featured include Alberto Conejero, Álvaro Tato, Antonio Rojano, Carolina África, Gon Ramos, Iñigo Guardamino, Lucía Carballal, Manuel Benito, Nando J. López, Pablo Remón, Paco Bezerra, and Pilar G. Almansa.

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ASSITEJ SA Announces 2019 Playwriting Contest Winner

Posted by Alexander Nderitu | 30th Mar 2019 | News, Playwriting, South Africa

Each playwright on the shortlist was paired with an expert from the international ASSITEJ network of professionals for online mentoring, coaching, and dramaturgy.

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Christina Ham Talks The Blues And Black Women With Dominic-Madori Davis

Posted by Dominic-Madori Davis | 17th Mar 2019 | Interview, Playwriting, United States of America

Strange Fruit They were pronounced dead on the scene. Sunday morning, September 15th, 1968,...

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David Henry Hwang On Theatre, Trump, And Asian-American Identity

Posted by Mevlut Katik | 15th Mar 2019 | Interview, Playwriting, United States of America

American writers don’t get much bigger than David Henry Hwang. The award-winning playwright’s...

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When Poetry Is The Protagonist: “Lugones,” The Lord Of All The Words

Posted by Mayra Ortiz Rodríguez | 3rd Mar 2019 | Argentina, Playwriting, Review

Traditional literary analysis has focused on a tripartite division of genres as if they were...

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“Gangsters Of Hong Kong:” A New Stage Play Fleshes Out Triad Drama

Posted by Zolima Citymag | 23rd Feb 2019 | China, Festivals, Hong Kong, News, Playwriting

Hong Kong’s reputation as a safe city is well-deserved. It ranks frequently among the top 10...

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Navigating Korea and America: Meet Hansol Jung, Playwright of “Wild Goose Dreams” and “Cardboard Piano”

Posted by Walter Byongsok Chon | 14th Feb 2019 | Interview, Playwriting, South Korea

Hansol Jung is a playwright and director from South Korea. Her plays include Wild Goose Dreams (La...

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Who Is The Greatest Living British Playwright?

Posted by Aleks Sierz | 20th Jan 2019 | Essay, Playwriting, United Kingdom

There is a simple dinner-party game that can be played at no ostensible cost. The host asks, “Who...

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Sin Muros: Interview with “City Without Altar” Poet and Playwright Jasminne Mendez

Posted by Trevor Boffone | 10th Jan 2019 | Festivals, Interview, Playwriting, United States of America

This February, writer Jasminne Mendez’s City Without Altar will receive a staged reading at Stages...

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Sin Muros: Interview with “Then They Forgot About the Rest” Playwright Georgina Escobar

Posted by Trevor Boffone | 7th Jan 2019 | Festivals, Interview, Playwriting, United States of America

This February, playwright Georgina Escobar’s Then They Forgot About the Rest will receive a staged...

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A Warrior Princess In The Coffee Shop

Posted by Gowri S | 3rd Dec 2018 | India, News, Playwriting

Isheeta Ganguly’s Sundays With Chitra And Chaitali brings to life once again, the tale of the...

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An Interview With Playwright Alexis Roblan

Posted by Grace Power | 18th Nov 2018 | Interview, New York, Playwriting, United States of America

Alexis Roblan graduated from the University of Southern California’s MFA in Dramatic Writing...

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