David Henry Hwang Set for ANATOMY OF A BREAKOUT Discussion, 11/13

The Drama Desk and the Fordham University Theatre Program will present a special panel discussion on Sunday, November 13th at 6:30pm at Fordham University's Lincoln Center campus (Pope Auditorium, 113 West 60th Street). The discussion, titled "Anatomy of a Breakout," will reflect on the remarkable trend of breakthrough productions and breakout performances on the New York stage in 2011.

The panelists from CHINGLISH include actor Jennifer Lim, playwright David Henry Hwang, and director Leigh Silverman. The discussion will be moderated by Randy Gener, the George Jean Nathan Award winning editor/critic, and Leslie (Hoban) Blake, the Drama Desk's Vice President. On November 7th, Hwang won Chicago's Jeff Award for Best New Work - Play for the Goodman Theatre production of CHINGLISH.

Other panelists include Douglas Carter Beane (book writer, Lysistrata Jones), Lewis Flinn (composer/lyricist, Lysistrata Jones), David Ives (playwright, Venus in Fur), Samuel L. Jackson (actor, The Mountaintop), Dan Knechtges (director/choreographer, Lysistrata Jones) and Kenny Leon (director, The Mountaintop and Stick Fly).

For more information, or to purchase tickets, e-mail DramaDeskRSVP@gmail.com.