Farrow, Etc. Set for Post-Show 'In Darfur' Discussions

The Public Theater has announced an outstanding lineup of participants for " Conversations on Darfur" -- a series of post-show discussions with aid workers, activists, and journalists following performances of Winter Miller's In Darfur.  Directed by Joanna Settle, In Darfur is a powerful and timely work that explores the current humanitarian crisis in Darfur, Sudan. "Conversations on Darfur" will offer audiences the opportunity to learn more about the situation in Darfur and the extraordinary work being done by individuals and organizations to end the genocide.

Scheduled participants include Denise Bell, Sudan Country Specialist for Amnesty International USA; Susan Burgess-Lent, program director of Darfur Peace and Development Organization; Bill Berkeley, author of The Graves are Not Yet Full: Race, Tribe and Power in the Heart of Africa; Ann Curry,  journalist NBC Dateline/Today; Jerry Farrell, aid worker; Mia Farrow, actor and activist; Mark Hanis, founder & executive Director of The Genocide Intervention Network; Daoud Ibarahaem Hari, a refugee from Darfur who was imprisoned last summer with an American journalist while serving as the journalist's translator; Gouma Hari Mahamat, a naturalized U.S. citizen originally from Darfur who is active in The Darfur People's Association; Yahya Osman, Foreign Affairs Secretary for The Darfur People's Association and leading member of the Darfur Rehabilitation Project; David L. Phillips, executive director of The Elie Wiesel Foundation for Humanity; David Rubenstein, executive director of The Save Darfur Coalition, Jon Sawyer, Director of The Pulitzer Center on Crisis Reporting; Brian Steidle, former African Union observer in Darfur and co-author of The Devil Came on Horseback: Bearing Witness to the Genocide in Darfur; and Ambassador Donald Steinberg, vice-president and director of the New York office of the International Crisis Group, where he is responsible for advocacy with the United Nations and its member states. 

Working as research assistant to Nicholas Kristof, Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist at the New York Times, Playwright Winter Miller is immersed in the issues surrounding the ongoing genocide in Darfur. In Darfur is the provocative account of three intertwined lives at a camp for internally displaced persons in Darfur. The story follows an aid worker's mission to save and protect lives, a journalist's pursuit to deliver a "Page One" story and a Darfuri woman's quest for safety. It is a searing story of urgency and international significance.

In Darfur will have a limited run from April 13th to April 29th.  The last week of performances will be part of "Global Days for Darfur," a week of rallies, marches and vigils around the world organized by The Save Darfur Coalition that will run from April 23rd to April 30th.  Now on sale, tickets are $15. Twenty percent of the price of every ticket will be donated to organizations working on behalf of Darfur. On Thursday, April 26th, there will be a benefit performance followed by a post-show discussion with Mia Farrow and Oskar Eustis; tickets will be $50. 

The "Conversations on Darfur" Schedule follows:

Friday, April 13 (8:00pm):  Brian Steidle, former African Union observer in Darfur.  Brian Steidle's talk will be followed by a book-signing in the lobby.

Saturday, April 14 (8:00pm):  Jerry Farrell, aid worker

Sunday, April 15 (3:00pm): Ann Curry, journalist for NBC Dateline/Today

Tuesday, April 17 (8:00pm): David Rubenstein, executive director of the Save Darfur Coalition, Denise Bell, Sudan Country Specialist for Amnesty International USA

Wednesday, April 18 (8:00pm): Ambassador Donald Steinberg, vice-president and director of the New York office of the International Crisis Group, where he is responsible for advocacy with the United Nations and its member states. 

Thursday, April 19 (8:00pm): David L. Phillips, executive director of The Elie Wiesel Foundation for Humanity

Friday, April 20 (8:00pm): Daoud Ibarahaem Hari, a refugee from Darfur who was imprisoned last summer with an American journalist while serving as the journalist's translator.

Sunday, April 22 (7:00pm): Susan Burgess-Lent, program director at Darfur Peace and Development Organization; Gouma Hari Mahamat , a naturalized U.S. citizen originally from Darfur, Sudan active in The Darfur People's Association; Yahya Osman, Foreign Affairs Secretary for the
Darfur People's Association and leading member of the Darfur Rehabilitation Project.

Thursday, April 26 Benefit Performance (8:00pm): Mia Farrow, actor/activist

Saturday, April 28 at (2:00pm & 8:00pm): Mark Hanis, founder & executive Director of The Genocide Intervention Network

Sunday, April 29 (3:00pm): Jon Sawyer, director of the Pulitzer Center on Crisis Reporting; Bill Berkeley, author of The Graves are Not Yet Full: Race, Tribe and Power in the Heart of Africa. 
 
For detailed bios of each participant, please visit www.publictheater.org/static/darfur.php.  In Darfur will play Tuesday through Friday at 8:00PM, Saturday at 2:00PM and 8:00PM, and Sunday at 3:00PM and 7:00PM.  On Thursday, April 26th, there will be a benefit performance at 8:00PM followed by a post-show discussion with Mia Farrow and Oskar Eustis. 

Tickets for In Darfur are $15.  For the benefit performance only, tickets are $50. All tickets are available at The Public Theater box office, 425 Lafayette Street; on-line at www.publictheater.org or by phone at 212-967-7555. 

For more information, visit www.publictheater.org