Beyond The Canon: The Writers Room - In Conversation with Kristoffer Diaz

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Beyond The Canon: The Writers Room

Beyond The Canon

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Beyond The Canon is an organisation championing ground breaking; yet forgotten and hidden plays by culturally diverse writers. In this first season Beyond The Canon's founder & artistic director Simeilia Hodge-Dallaway and associate producer Sarudzayi Marufu will be celebrating Black, Asian, Latinx and Middle Eastern plays and playwrights. They'll also be giving away plays and anthologies donated by Methuen Drama, Oberon Books & Playwrights Canada Press. They will be joined by some incredible guests including award winning playwrights. Find out more at www.beyondthecanon.com

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Beyond The Canon: The Writers Room - In Conversation with Kristoffer Diaz

Beyond The Canon: The Writers Room

1 hour 2 minutes 20 seconds

4 years ago

Beyond The Canon: The Writers Room - In Conversation with Kristoffer Diaz

In this episode Sim and Sarue are joined by Kristoffer Diaz. Kristoffer is an American playwright, screenwriter, and educator. His play, The Elaborate Entrance of Chad Deity, was a finalist for the Pulitzer Prize. In 2011, The New York Times awarded Diaz with the Outstanding Playwright Award. Previous credits include a stage adaptation of Disney's Hercules for The Public Theater and a screen adaptation of the musical Rent for FOX. His work has also been featured on Netflix and ESPN. Diaz currently teaches at New York University.

You can find out more about Kristoffer and his work at kristofferdiaz.com

Find out more about Beyond The Canon at beyondthecanon.com

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