Fiction that Matters

Monday, December 17, 6:30 PM
Elebash Recital Hall, CUNY Graduate Center
365 Fifth Avenue (at 34th St), NYC

Free, no reservations, first come, first seated.

Join us for a reading of excerpts from The Brother, a new play by John Hancock and Dorothy Tristan, directed by Ian Strasfogel, and based on the book of the same name by New York Times editor, Sam Roberts. It follows the espionage trial that led to the execution of Julius and Ethel Rosenberg, focusing on the memories of the man whose testimony almost single-handedly convicted them, Ethel’s brother David Greenglass. Greenglass, a former machinist at Los Alamos, was in fact a Soviet spy. 

Emblazoned in popular memory, this polarizing case still reverberates in American culture and politics. The reading will be followed by a discussion with the playwrights, Strasfogel, Roberts, physicist Brian Schwartz and Ben Bederson, Los Alamos veteran*.

December 1 - 10

creativetime:

CREATIVE TIME REPORTS WANTS YOU!

OPEN CALL for SUBMISSIONS on MIGRATION

Creative Time Reports (CTR) is seeking artists of all disciplines (poets, filmmakers, writers, photographers, visual artists, performers, and musicians) to create content that addresses issues related to migration—including immigration, human trafficking, the status of the undocumented, and refugees—for our December issue.

Articles can take the form of text (maximum 500 words), photos (maximum 10), video, and/or audio (maximum 10 minutes). For more information on the kind of content published by CTR, please visit: www.creativetimereports.org.

All submissions must be sent via email to editorial@creativetime.org and include the following guidelines:

• Your name, email, phone, and any related website address
• A short description (no more than 200 words) about your piece, as well as any links to news that might be relevant for background
• Foreign language pieces are welcome, provided an English translation is included
• If sending media separately, please use You Send It or We Transfer and include the date and time you uploaded the file in your email
• Subject lines for all emails should include your name and the words: “Creative Time Reports Open Call Submission.”

NOTE: While we always accept submissions, this is a specific call for content around the issue of migration.

We look forward to hearing from you!

U.S. Department of State: “Center Stage” Brings International Artists to Main Street, U.S.A.

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About the Author: Ann Stock serves as Assistant Secretary of State for the Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs.

Earlier this month, the Washington Post profiled Center Stage, one of the newest and most dynamic programs run by the Bureau of Educational and Cultural…

Sri Lanka opens a new performing arts theatre. Donated by China, the Nelum Pokuna performing arts theatre will feature national and international acts. What is the subtext here? One regime that crushes freedom of expression giving a gift to the next. What acts will be permitted on stage? What won’t be said? What value is a stage when expression isn’t free?