International Playwrights Raeda Taha (Palestine), Rinat Tashimov (Russian), and N. Riantiarno (Indonesia) in conversation with Columbia University School of the Arts International Play Reading Festival Director David Henry Hwang, Theatre.

Followed by a reception.

Left to right, international playwrights N. Riantiarno (Indonesia), Raeda Taha (Palestine), and Rinat Tashimov (Russia)

Photos by Michael DiVito

About the International Play Reading Festival

Organized by Dean Carol Becker and David Henry Hwang, the Inaugural Columbia University School of the Arts International Play Reading Festival will present readings of three plays by living international playwrights that were not originally written in English:  

Time Bomb, N. Riantiarno (Indonesia)
Shaitan Lake, Rinat Tashminov (Russia)
Where Can I Find Someone Like You, Ali?, Raeda Taha (Palestine)

The goal of the festival is to expand contemporary American understanding of theatre beyond that of English-speaking countries, and to present new theatrical voices to US audiences.