Lauren Yee Festival
Playwright à la mode Lauren Yee, who wove together immigrant narratives and music-led comedy in Young Americans and Cambodian Rock Band, will be celebrated at this three-day festival. I'm a big fan of Yee's dramaturgical sensibility, which often seeks to reclaim forgotten or overlooked histories. (She's also slated to pen the musical adaptation of A Wrinkle in Time, so expect to see her name again!) The fest will include three enhanced staged readings of Lauren’s plays Mother Russia, Samsara, and The Song of Summer, plus a panel discussion and closing night party.