Columbia University School of the Arts International Play Reading Festival

Playwrights Candace Chong Mui Ngam (Hong Kong), Nophand (Thailand), and Camila Villegas (Mexico), in conversation with Columbia University School of the Arts International Play Reading Festival Co-Founder David Henry Hwang, Theatre.
PRODUCTION CREDITS
Carol Becker, Dean, Columbia University School of the Arts
David Henry Hwang, Head of Playwriting, School of the Arts
Gavin Browning, Director of Public Programs & Engagement
D. R. Baker, Sound Editor
Jessi Cotter, Production Manager
Sami Pyne, Student Producer
Kate Foster, Michael Murry, & Paola Alexandra Soto, Student Literary Managers
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Featuring translators Daniel Jáquez (Rarámuri Dreams) and Nophand (Taxi Radio).
Moderated by Susan Bernofsky, Writing.

Translating for the stage is a special skill, and sometimes plays pass through several hands on their way from their original language (in this case, Spanish and Thai) into English. In this conversation, these translators consider the challenges of translating Rarámuri Dreams and Taxi Radio not only from one language to another, but from a theatrical performance to an audio play.
This panel discussion was co-sponsored by the MFA Writing Program/Literary Translation at Columbia.
PRODUCTION CREDITS
Carol Becker, Dean, Columbia University School of the Arts
David Henry Hwang, Head of Playwriting, School of the Arts
Gavin Browning, Director of Public Programs & Engagement
D. R. Baker, Sound Editor
Jessi Cotter, Production Manager
Sami Pyne, Student Producer
Kate Foster, Michael Murry, & Paola Alexandra Soto, Student Literary Managers
More information available on the Columbia University School of the Arts International Play Reading Festival website.

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Thirty years later, the Tiananmen Square massacre remains censored and repressed. Sui Lum and Ah Dai grapple with a date so volatile that the government won’t let them say it aloud. May 35th explores the indelible human aspiration for freedom alongside the complexities of personal and political history.

MAY 35TH

Written by Candace Chong Mui Ngam (Hong Kong)

Translated from Cantonese by Anonymous

Directed by Leigh Silverman

CAST

Clem Cheung, Ah Ping

Fang Du, Young Man 1 and Young Man 2

Wai Ching Ho, Siu Lum

Francis Jue, Ah Dai

Johnny Wu, The Stranger

with Anna Weng reading Stage Directions

PRODUCTION

Gavin Browning, Director of Public Programs & Engagement

D. R. Baker, Sound Editor

Jessi Cotter, Production Manager

Caroline Eng, Sound Designer & Composer

Martin Murry, Literary Manager

Jim Petty with Five Ohm Productions, Audio Engineer

Sami Pyne, Student Producer

Zoe E. Rotter, Casting Director

Joan Wyatt, Stage Manager

Special thanks to the following, who created some of the sounds you heard in today’s episode and made them available through Freesound.org: daveincamas, bone666138, calpomatt, washout, suoitnop, lgarrett

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On a stormy night in Bangkok, four beings are stuck in traffic. Accompanied by karaoke hits, Taxi Radio is a dark comedy that conjures the afterlife and calls upon higher powers to critique cycles of corruption. This soulful play highlights the absurdity of navigating one’s own life in the maelstrom of expectations and statuses. GPS, Google, and Facebook won’t help you out of these dead ends. TAXI RADIO
Written and translated by Nophand (Thailand)Directed by Aya Ogawa
CAST
Dion Graham, EChris McKinney, DAndrea Morales, CKate Rigg, MSathya Sridharan, QPRODUCTION
Gavin Browning, Director of Public Programs and EngagementD. R. Baker, Sound Editor & ComposerJessi Cotter, Production ManagerNana Dakin, Culture ConsultantCaroline Eng, Sound DesignerKate Foster, Literary ManagerJim Petty with Five Ohm Productions, Audio EngineerSami Pyne, Student ProducerZoe E. Rotter, Casting DirectorTheo Van Dyck, Trumpet ImprovisationsJoan Wyatt, Stage Manager
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Nicolasa goes to the police to report that her son has been kidnapped. Jacinto confesses to the murder of his friend. Unfolding in the rugged landscape of the Sierra Tarahumara in Northern Mexico, both parents seek justice and redemption—if only the system worked that way.
RARÁMURI DREAMS
Written by Camila Villegas (Mexico)
Translated from Spanish by Daniel Jáquez
Directed by Opalanietet

CAST
Tanis Parenteau as Nicolasa
Reza Salazar as Jacinto
PRODUCTIONGavin Browning, Director of Public Programs and Engagement
D. R. Baker, Sound Editor
Jessi Cotter, Production Manager
Caroline Eng, Sound Designer
Jim Petty with Five Ohm Productions, Audio Engineer
Sami Pyne, Student Producer
Zoe E. Rotter, Casting Director
Paola Alexandra Soto, Literary Manager
Joan Wyatt, Stage Manager

Special thanks to the following, who created some of the sounds you heard in today’s episode and made them available through Creative Commons: InspectorJ, hazure, Natty23, devilfish101, Andrew Duke, SavvahSjuhengof, tim.kahn, Uni000, drotzruhn, enric592, GoodListener, test_sound, destron.
This podcast was recorded under a SAG-AFTRA Collective Bargaining Agreement.
© 2020 by the Trustees of Columbia University in the City of New York.

This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License.