Playwrights & Their Identity —Samuel French & Playbill—Tues, Sept 27, 2016—#IdentityWeek
Channel: HowlRound Theatre Commons
Date: 2016-09-28

Samuel French, Playbill, and HowlRound present #IdentityWeek, a free four-day panel event exploring racial, cultural, sexual, and gender identity in the theatre livestreaming on the global, commons-based peer produced HowlRound TV network at howlround.tv from Tuesday, September 27 to Friday, September 30. 

In Twitter, use #IdentityWeek, and follow @MrSamuelFrench and @HowlRoundTV.

#IdentityWeek follows previous Samuel French and HowlRound events: #RightsWeek, which focused on intellectual property or artists; and #MusicalsWeek, which featured discussions about the creation of and representation in musicals. This marks Samuel French's third year of partnering with HowlRound for panel events and the first collaboration with Playbill.

The 2016 event was created in response to the issues of identity, inclusion, and representation onstage being at the forefront of our industry's collective conversation. “Samuel French is a stand for artistic integrity,” says Bruce Lazarus, Executive Director, Samuel French. “We are proud to provide a space to discuss the theatre artist’s role in this global shift of identity consciousness.”

Tuesday, September 27 from 6:30-7:30 PM

Playwrights & Their Identity
Should a playwright write for their identity? Are playwrights sought out by specific theatres because of their ethnicity or cultural background? Partly inspired by Damon Chua's article, Asian Playwrights and Asian Characters: What's the Deal?, this panel will focus on the impact and influence of a playwright's perceived identity on their writing and within our theatre community. Panelists include playwrights Damon Chua, Lydia R. Diamond, A. Rey Pamatmat, and Kimber Lee. Moderated by Pippin Parker, Director of The School of Drama, The New School.

http://howlround.com/livestreaming-panel-discussions-exploring-identity-in-theatre-samuel-french-playbill-new-york-city

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