| Invitation |
| Participant Schedule |
| Beyond Bollywood and Broadway: Plays from the South Asian Diaspora |
Beyond Bollywood and Broadway: Plays from the South Asian Diaspora |
| PRIVATE SESSION, 10:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. Playwriting, Publication, and Representation of South Asian Diasporic Playwrights, moderated by Paul Knox Panelists Roxane Heinze-Bradshaw, Samuel French Rehana Mirza, Desipina & Co. Vijay Mathew, NEA New Play Development Morgan Jenness, Abrams Artists Martin Denton, NY Theatre.com John Clinton Eisner, Lark Play Development Center Catherine Coray, Department of Drama, NYU Tisch School of the Arts **11 a.m., coffee break** REHEARSALS, MEETINGS, PRESS: 12 – 4 P.M.; LUNCH TICKETS PASSED OUT Welcome, 4 p.m. Dr. Frank Hentschker, Executive Director and Director of Programs, The Martin E. Segal Theatre Opening Address, 4 – 4:30 p.m. Dr. Neilesh Bose, The South Asian Diasporic Performative and Historical Ecumene Session 1, United Kingdom, 4:30 – 6:00 p.m. 4:30 p.m. Introduction by Neilesh Bose 4:30 p.m. – 5:30 p.m. Staged Reading of Plays from Great Britain Rukshana Ahmad’s Song for a Sanctuary, directed by Geeta Citygirl Jatinder Verma’s 2001: A Ramayana Odyssey, directed by Shishir Kurup 5:30 p.m. – 6:00 p.m., Discussion, moderated by Rita Wolf 6:00 – 7:00 p.m., BREAK |
| Session 2, South Africa, 7:00 – 8:45 p.m. 7:00 p.m. – 8:00 p.m., Staged Reading of Plays from South Africa Ronnie Govender’s The Lahnee’s Pleasure , directed by Ian Morgan Kessie Govender’s Working Class Hero, directed by Ian Morgan 8:00 p.m. – 8:45 p.m., Discussion, moderated by Neilesh Bose Reception, 8:45 – 10 p.m. **Books sold by Drama Bookshop, 6:15 – 9:30 p.m.** |
| Tuesday, Aug. 11, 2009 PRIVATE SESSION, 10:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m., Producing South Asian Diasporic Theatre: Issues, Challenges, and the Future, moderated by Paul Knox Ian Morgan, Associate Artistic Director, New Group Theatre Rehana Mirza, Artistic Director, Desipina & Co. Geeta Citygirl, Artistic Director, SALAAM Theatre John Clinton Eisner, Producing Director, Lark Play Development Center Gita Reddy, Director Shishir Kurup, Cornerstone Theatre Company Catherine Coray, Department of Drama, NYU Tisch School of the Arts **11 a.m., coffee break** REHEARSALS, MEETINGS, PRESS, 12 – 4 P.M. Keynote Address, Introduction by Neilesh Bose, 4 p.m. Ronnie Govender, 4:00 p.m. –4:45 p.m., Who Am I? South African Indian Theatre and Indian South Africans Session 3, North America, 4:30 p.m. – 9 p.m. 4:45 p.m. – 5:30 p.m., Staged Reading of Plays from North America I Anuvab Pal, Chaos Theory, directed by Gita Reddy 5:30 – 6:30 p.m., BREAK 6:30 p.m. – 7:30 p.m., Staged Reading of Plays from North America II Rahul Varma, Bhopal, directed by Geeta Citygirl Rana Bose, Death of Abbie Hoffman, directed by Geeta Citygirl 7:30 p.m. – 8:15 p.m., Staged Reading of Play from North America III Shishir Kurup, Merchant on Venice, directed by the author 8:15 p.m. – 9:00 p.m. Discussion, moderated by Fawzia Afzal-Khan Reception, 9:00 p.m. – 10 p.m. **Books sold by Drama Bookshop, 6:15 – 9:30 p.m.** |
| VENUE, DIRECTIONS, ETC. |
| MARTIN E. SEGAL THEATRE CENTER The CUNY Graduate Center 365 Fifth Avenue New York, NY10016 ph: 212.817.1860 mestc@gc.cuny.edu Link to Directions and Map: http://web.gc.cuny.edu/mestc/home/visit.html. Link to event page: http://web.gc.cuny.edu/mestc/events/s09/bollywood.html. Contacts: Neilesh Bose, Editor, Curator, and Co-Producer, boseneilesh@gmail.com Frank Hentsckher, Executive Director and Director of Programs, FHentschker@gc.cuny.edu |
Other Events:
Wed., Aug. 12th, 2009 Documentary screening, The Life of Kessie Govender 7 p.m., South African Consulate, New York 333 E 38th St # 9 New York, NY 10016-2772 Phone: 212-213-4880 Contacts: Leon Naidoo, naidool@foreign.gov.za and Kubeshni Govender Jones, kubeshni@blackearthconsulting.com Thurs., Aug. 13th, 2009 Ronnie Govender, talk and discussion about his autobiography In the Manure 10 a.m., South African Consulate, New York 333 E 38th St # 9 New York, NY 10016-2772 Phone: 212-213-4880 Contacts: Leon Naidoo, naidool@foreign.gov.za |