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Rehana Lew Mirza

she/her/hers

Playwright
A People’s Guide to History in the Time of Here and Now
Participates in 1 Session
Rehana Lew Mirza’s plays include: Hatefuck (WP/Colt Coeur; upcoming at Roundhouse); A People’s Guide to History in the Time of Here and Now (Primary Stages commission; AADA workshop); Soldier X (Ma-Yi; Brooklyn College); and Barriers (Desipina, Asian American Theater Company). With her husband Mike Lew she shares a Mellon Foundation National Playwright residency administered in partnership with Howlround at Ma-Yi Theater, and a commission at La Jolla Playhouse for The Colonialism Project after previously being their 2018 artists-in-residence. They’ve co-written the book, in partnership with Sam Willmott, to the musical Bhangin’ It (2019 Richard Rodgers Award; upcoming productions at La Jolla Playhouse and McCarter Theater; previously developed at The Orchard Project, Rhinebeck Writers Retreat and their 3R program, Goodspeed, and Project Springboard). Additional honors: 2019 NYFA Fellow, Storyworks/HuffPost commission; Colt Coeur company member, HBO Access Fellow, Lilly Award, and a TCG/New Georges Fellowship. MFA: Columbia University; BFA: NYU Tisch.

Sessions in which Rehana Lew Mirza participates

Friday 26 January, 2018

Time Zone: (GMT-05:00) Eastern Time (US & Canada)
1:00 PM
1:00 PM
Mamma Mia, Here I Go Again: Parenting in Theatre
50 minutes, 1:00 PM - 1:50 PM

Jacob K. Javits Convention Center - Vinnette Carroll Room

Roberta Pereira, The Playwrights Realm (Moderator)

Mike Lew (Participant)

Rehana Lew Mirza, A People’s Guide to History in the Time of Here and Now (Participant)

Clint Ramos (Participant)

Sarah Ruhl (Participant)

Rachel Spencer Hewitt (Participant)

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