TFANA TALKS

 

TFANA TALKS
The Theatre promotes learning at all ages by inviting general audiences to engage with the language and ideas of classic works through its free and low-cost Humanities Programs, which operate under the guidance of its Council of Scholars, six distinguished academics with expertise in a variety of humanities disciplines. The Theatre’s TFANA TALKS are a post-show discussion series with the productions’ creative teams and eminent scholars. Two to three TFANA TALKS are scheduled during each production during the season. The events are free and open to the public.
 TFANA TALKS:

2017 – 2018 TFANA TALKS:

April 15 – Author Alex Mar (“Love in the Time of Robots,” Wired Magazine) and Tony Award-nominated playwright Sarah Ruhl (In the Next Room (or The Vibrator Play)) in conversation with Columbia University medical student Jeremy Ying about The Winter’s Tale’s possible ties to the Pygmalion myth, androids, and more. Moderated by TFANA’s Founding Artistic Director Jeffrey Horowitz.

April 14 – Council of Scholars member Rich McCoy with director Arin Arbus and actors Mahira Kakkar (Paulina) and Anatol Yusef (Leontes) from The Winter’s Tale.

April 13 – TFANA’s Founding Artistic Director Jeffrey Horowitz in conversation with Gregory Doran (Artistic Director of the Royal Shakespeare Company and director of King Lear) and director Arin Arbus.  This conversation focused on The Winter’s Tale and King Lear and the two directors experience working on both plays. 

April 7 – Council of Scholars member Gail Kern Paster in conversation with actors Kelley Curran (Hermione), Mahira Kakkar (Paulina), and Nicole Rodenburg (Perdita) from The Winter’s Tale.

March 31 – Council of Scholars member Jonathan Kalb in conversation with actors Kelley Curran (Hermione),  Dion Mucciacito (Polixenes), and Anatol Yusef (Leontes) from The Winter’s Tale.

February 10 – Council of Scholars member Jonathan Kalb in conversation with director Evan Yionoulis and actors Juliana Canfield (Kay) and Tom Pecinka (Chris) from He Brought Her Heart Back in a Box.

February 3 – Council of Scholars member Alisa Solomon in conversation with director Evan Yionoulis and actors Juliana Canfield (Kay) and Tom Pecinka (Chris) from He Brought Her Heart Back in a Box.

January 20 – Author Margo Jefferson (Negroland: A Memoir) in conversation with theater artists Charlotte Brathwaite, Lydia Diamond, and Jackie Sibblies Drury. This conversation explored playwright Adrienne Kennedy’s great impact on generations of theater artists.

November 11- Council of Scholars Chair Ayanna Thompson in conversation with Jos Houben and Marcello Magni, the creators and performers of Marcel + The Art of Laughter.

November 4 – Council of Scholars member Tanya Pollard in conversation with Jos Houben and Marcello Magni, the creators and performers of Marcel + The Art of Laughter.