Colum McCann Leads Talkback on Role of Women in Literature & Drama, 7/12

By: Jul. 07, 2011
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Colum McCann (National Book Award/IMPAC Award for Let the Great World Spin), Honor Molloy (playwright, Maiden Voyages; curator, "Future of Working Theater" Reading Series), Susan Jonas (NYU faculty; founder, 50/50 by 2020) and Belinda McKeon (curator, "Imagine Ireland"; novelist) will discuss the role of women in literature and drama.

From Shaw's St. Joan to Albee's Martha, from Medea to Madame Bovary, the conceptions we commonly hold of the Great Female Character and the Strong Female Role have often been shaped by men.

Does this still hold true today? Who are the women writing women, and why does it matter that their voices are heard? What does it take, beyond questions of gender, to write a truly lasting and complex character?

This performance of EVA THE CHASTE begins at 7pm on July 12th, with a 60 minute run time. Talkback follows immediately after.


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