.David Henry Hwang in Palo Alto

Aug 8, 2023

Tony Award-winning playwright David Henry Hwang shares secrets of the trade to kick off TheatreWorks Silicon Valley’s 20^th Anniversary New Works Festival. The author of the celebrated play M. Butterfly, Hwang has won high esteem for his prolific storytelling surrounding Asian American culture, history and politics. Though he lives and teaches in New York City these days, he was born in Los Angeles and educated at Stanford. He will be joined in conversation with fellow Pulitzer Prize finalist Rajiv Joseph, whose play Describe the Night premiered at the 2014 New Works Festival. Cocktails and cupcakes await because the fundraiser coincides with Hwang’s birthday!

David Henry Hwang

Fri, 8pm, $75

Lucie Stern Theatre, Palo Alto

David Henry Hwang “Working in the Theatre” extended interview

Addie Mahmassani https://www.addiemahmassani.com/

Addie Mahmassani is a poet based in Santa Cruz. She holds a PhD in American Studies from Rutgers University-Newark and is currently an MFA student in creative writing at San Jose State University. There, she is a Teaching Associate as well as the lead poetry editor of Reed Magazine, California's oldest literary journal. She also surfs, sings and loves a part-sheepdog named Lou.