Shailja Patel

Saturday, September 12, 2009, 3 to 5 p.m. - reading at Oakopolis

BWAGAMOYO: THE FATHER
PART II OF MIGRITUDE, AN EPIC JOURNEY IN FOUR MOVEMENTS

From the New York Times article about Shailja Patel

... At the theater lab, actors, directors and playwrights gather for three weeks of communal living while working on never-produced scripts.... staff expected applications to drop because of the change of venues to the Massachusetts Museum of Contemporary Art and Governors Island, a former military installation that’s now used for recreation and cultural events. But play submissions totaled 650 for fewer than 10 slots — up from the usual 500 to 600.

The scripts to be worked on at MASS MoCA, where Sundance Institute associate Rachel Chanoff curates the performing arts and film programs, are “Out of Orbit,” by L.A. playwright Jennifer Maisel, “Bwagamoyo” by Shailja Patel, “A Small Fire” by Adam Bock and “The Escape Artist” by John Kelly. The troupe of artists and advisors will get the communal experience by staying at a single local inn. Source: latimesblogs.latimes.com

More about Shailja Patel at www.shailja.com