Event Host: Department of Theatre, Film and Media Arts
Short Description: Adrienne Kennedy (BS ’53; DRH ’03) is one of the country’s most influential playwrights, yet she never achieved commercial success.
Adrienne Kennedy (BS ’53; DRH ’03) is one of the country’s most influential playwrights, yet she never achieved commercial success. For the first time, one of Kennedy’s plays will appear on Broadway when Audra MacDonald stars in The Ohio State Murders, an autobiographically inspired play that addresses the violence of racism.
Join three Kennedy scholars as they discuss her work and its impact on American theatre.
Panelists:
- Lesley Ferris, Arts and Humanities Distinguished Professor Emeritus, The Ohio State University
- Khalid Long, Assistant Professor, Columbus College Chicago
- Kristen Wright, Consortium for Faculty Diversity Fellow, Mount Holyoke College
- EJ Westlake, Professor and Chair, The Ohio State University
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This event will be presented with automated closed captions. If you wish to request traditional CART services or other accommodations, please contact Jade Lac at lac.1@osu.edu or 614-688-2857. Requests made by 3/1/22 will generally allow us to provide seamless access, but the university will make every effort to meet requests made after this date.
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