August Wilson House, ReelQ, and more

 

Dear Friends,  We have something for everyone with City of Asylum @ Home. Get behind the scenes with a "Wilsonian" actor. Reunite with our former exiled writers. Watch a regional premiere of a Spanish language drama. Listen to award-winning writers in live conversation. There's so much coming up, we couldn't fit it all in here, so please check out the full calendar here. We continue to add programs, so check your inboxes and our channel often. All of the programming is free and streamed online.     MONDAY, March 15, 8:15 PM* Actors Talk August Presented by August Wilson House Run time: 75 minutes, *Please note the special start time  August Wilson House celebrates America's greatest playwright with a web series of substantial insider interviews. Featured in this episode is Derrick Sanders who, when doing graduate work in Pittsburgh, met and worked with August, who became a mentor. He founded Congo Square Theatre in Chicago and went on to direct there, around the country and on Broadway. He's interviewed by Chris Rawson, veteran Pittsburgh Post-Gazette theater critic who chronicled Wilson's career and came to know him well. Learn more.   Register Now for Free     TUESDAY, March 16, 7:00 PM Exiled Voices: City of Asylum Resident Writer Reunion Run time: 75 minutes  In October of our 2019-20 anniversary season, we celebrated 15 years of sanctuary with a one-night-only, sold out event showcasing the work of City of Asylum's former Writers-in-Residence: Huang Xiang (China), Horacio Castellanos Moya (El Salvador), Khet Mar (Burma), Israel Centeno (Venezuela), and Yaghoub Yadali (Iran). Tonight's rebroadcast features highlights from their special 2019 reunion at Alphabet City, and invites you to once again reflect on City of Asylum's role as a bastion of creative free expression and cross-cultural exchange. Tune in to rediscover and reflect on what we have accomplished together, as we continue to push our mission forward with our new cohort of Writers-in-Residence. Learn more.   Register Now for Free     WEDNESDAY, March 17, 7:00 PM La Visita Presented by ReelQ Run time: 100 minutes Join us for the regional premier and unreleased screening of "LA VISITA"  (The Visit) a film by Mauricio López Fernández, hosted by ReelQ. This program includes an exclusive interview with folks involved in the making of the film.  The expected return of the son for his father's funeral shakes up a traditional and secretive familiar environment where women are supposed to count on men to survive as he shows himself turned into a female. Learn more.   Register Now for Free     SUNDAY, March 21, 5:00 PM Midnight in Cairo by Raphael Cormack: Live Reading & Conversation Run time: 60 minutes  Author Raphael Cormack's newest work Midnight in Cairo, is a vibrant portrait of the talented and entrepreneurial women who defined an era in one of the world's most multicultural cities, twentieth-century Cairo. Buffeted by crosswinds of colonialism and nationalism, conservatism and liberalism, "religious" and "secular" values, patriarchy and feminism, this new generation of 'celebrities' offered a new vision for women in Egypt and throughout the Middle East, unveiling the rich histories of independent, enterprising women in a time marked by excess and unheard-of freedom of expression.  Raphael Cormack will be joined in conversation by award-winning Egyptian choreographer and composer Adham Hafez for a live discussion and audience Q&A. Learn more.   Register Now for Free     Support City of Asylum's free programs today     Copyright © 2021 City of Asylum, All rights reserved.