May 31

The Coldax festival has come and gone. (Sniff.) But some things remain: the memory of some thrilling readings, and our deepest thanks to the folks at the Tarragon Theatre. And a special nod to Stephen Colella, who made the readings run on time. As to why we called it Coldax: the answers are here.

Get On Board: Follow the ActionAid bus as it makes its way from South Africa to the G8 meeting in Scotland, with many stops along the way…

The British Arts Council is trying to encourage audience diversity. The New York Times calls it social engineering.

Yussef El Guindi’s Back of the Throat —which was part of Coldax Festival—has been lighting it up in Seattle. San Francisco, too.

More news about Coldax plays and playwrights:

Motti Lerner’s The Murder of Isaac will receive its English-language premiere next season in Baltimore.

Dael Orlandersmith (Yellowman) recently picked up a PEN Award.

And Jonathan Garfinkel one of our 12 Angry Playwrights has a new book of poetry out from Turnstone Press. It’s called Glass Psalms.

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