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David Henry Hwang Set as Signature Theatre’s Residency One Playwright for the 2012-2013 Season
Signature Theatre (James Houghton, Founding Artistic Director; Erika Mallin, Executive Director) is proud to announce that Tony Award-winning playwright David Henry Hwang will be the Residency One Playwright for the 2012-2013 season at the company’s new home, The Pershing Square Signature Center (480 West 42nd Street between Dyer and 10th Avenues). Residency One is Signature’s core one-year playwright-in-residence program that produces a series of plays from the body of work of one accomplished writer. Hwang succeeds Athol Fugard, whose MY CHILDREN! MY AFRICA! and THE TRAIN DRIVER will be presented in the coming months, as Signature’s Residency One playwright. Titles, dates and directors for the David Henry Hwang series will be announced at a later date.
Signature Theatre’s Founding Artistic Director James Houghton said, “I have been looking forward to a season of David Henry Hwang’s work for a long time, and I am thrilled that he will be Signature’s 2012-2013 Residency One Playwright. For over thirty years, David’s plays have tackled critical issues of identity, legacy, and the global community with incredible insight and great humor. He is also a fierce supporter of emerging playwrights and a vital leader in the New York theatre community. We are honored to have David join the company and to produce three of his extraordinary plays.”
Lin is happy with his recovery from his knee surgery - So far so good
Army Courts-Martial in Connection with U.S. Private Danny Chen Moved to US
Update April 11, 2012
The U.S. military announced today that the trials of the eight U.S. soldiers implicated in the death of 19 year old U.S. Army Private Danny Chen have been moved to U.S. soil. The trials will be held at Fort Bragg, North Carolina, if senior military officials decide courts-martial are warranted. Fort Bragg's commanders have accepted jurisdiction in the case.
A miliary investigator has recommended courts-martial for all of the soldiers.
"We are relieved and pleased," said Elizabeth R. OuYang, president of the New York chapter of civil rights group Organization of Chinese Americans (OCA), which has been lobbying the military for a change in jurisdiction to the United States, rather than in Afghanistan.
Chen's relatives say he was subjugated to brutal hazing before he apparently committed suicide Oct. 3, 2011. Investigators are reviewing allegations that Chen was subjected to weeks of physical abuse, humilation and racial slurs by members of his unit in Afghanistan before he apparently killed himself.
A nationwide grass-roots campaign has raised awareness of Private Danny Chen's case.
Jeremy Lin Named #1 on Time Magazine's list of Top 100 World's Most Influential People
May
1,
2012
by
Suzanne
Joe
Kai
Jeremy
Lin
continues
to
recover
from
his
left
knee
surgery
but
due
to
pain
felt
in
his
knee
after
his
first
one-to-one
practice
drill,
he's
not
likely
to
return
before
Game
4
at
the
earliest.
On
Saturday,
the
New
York
Knicks
point
guard
participated
in
his
first
one-to-one
drills
since
he
had
surgery
April
2 to
repair
a
meniscus
tear
in
his
left
knee.
Doctors
have
estimated
that
it
would
take
six
weeks
from
the
date
of
his
surgery
before
his
knee
is
recovered
enough
to
play
basketball.
His
rehab
has
been
encouraging
also
he
has
reported
soreness
in
his
knee
yesterday
after
his
one-to-one
practise.
Last week he tweeted when he started jogging:
"Great
team
win
in
ATL.
And
i
jogged
slowly
(but
not
as
slow
as
Steve
Novak
(@stevenovak20)
for
the
first
time
since
surgery..its
been
a
great
day
so
far!
-
Jeremy
Lin
(@JLin7)
April
22,
2012"
Meanwhile,
Jeremy's
star
is
not
fading
off
the
court,
he
was
just
named to
the
#1
spot
on
Time
Magazine's
annual
list
of
The
100
Most
Influential
People in
the
World.
Time's
list
is
on
the
newstands
now,
its
the
April
30,
2012
edition.
You
will
want
to
pick
up
a
copy
of
Time
Magazine's
The
100
Most
Influential
People
in
the
World
issue
just
to
see
the
magnificent
photo
of
Jeremy
airborne
with
a
basketball
in
the
palm
of
his
right
hand,
his
left
arm deftly
blocking
his
opponent
as
he
prepares
to
score
Filmmaker Justin Lin Acquires Film Rights to David Henry Hwang’s Chinglish
Justin Lin (Photo by Lia Chang)
Filmmaker Justin Lin, who is responsible for Universal’s mega-successful FAST AND FURIOUS franchise has just acquired film rights to David Henry Hwang’s critically acclaimed comedy CHINGLISH hailed by TIME Magazine as the BEST PLAY of 2011.
CHINGLISH, a romantic comedy with a timely, political spin debuted at Chicago’s Goodman Theatre and follows its Broadway run with an international tour beginning at Berkeley Repertory Theatre this fall. Lin will direct and produce the film for his company, Barnstorm Pictures.
“As soon as I saw CHINGLISH on Broadway, I began to envision this smart and insightful cross-cultural comedy as a film. I’m excited about working with David to bring this very timely story to the screen, ” said Lin.
Playwright David Henry Hwang in front of the Longacre Theatre in New York, where his new comedy Chinglish played on Broadway through January 29, 2012. Photo by Lia Chang
“I’ve
loved
Justin’s
work
ever
since
he
burst
on
the
scene
with Better
Luck
Tomorrow,
and
it
feels
very
right
to
be
collaborating
with
him
on
the
movie
verision
of
my
play,
said
playwright
Hwang,
a
Tony
Award
winner
and
two-time
Pulitzer
Prize
finalist.
Hwang
will
write
the
screenplay
and
is
set
to
co-produce
the
film
with
Bobbi
Thompson.
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