Seeking to create a dedicated space for Iowa-based Black, Indigenous, and other writers of color who were undergraduates, MFAs, or long-term residents, The Englert Theatre is excited to transition the Writers of Color Reading Series to a podcast format. Join us to hear from writers of color who will share a reading of their work and an interview about their personal history and creative process.
Writers of Color Reading Series
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Seeking to create a dedicated space for Iowa-based Black, Indigenous, and other writers of color who were undergraduates, MFAs, or long-term residents, The Englert Theatre is excited to transition the Writers of Color Reading Series to a podcast format. Join us to hear from writers of color who will share a reading of their work and an interview about their personal history and creative process.
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August 2, 2021
Lucy Yuwei Dou
<p>Lucy Dou is a writer, actor, singer, and professional level zither performer. She loves writing and feel thankful to the joy that this storytelling format brings to her. She mainly writes fictions and plays, and also composes music. Her works has been awarded and published nationally. Currently she is a student at University of Iowa double majoring in creative writing and musical theater, but she's going to move to New York City in this fall to study musical theater at American Musical and Dramatic Academy.</p> <p>The music for this podcast is "Ira" by Blake Shaw.</p> <p>Ongoing support comes from the National Endowment for the Arts, the Iowa Arts Council, and from the United States Regional Arts Resilience Fund. Phase 1 is an initiative of Arts Midwest and its peer United States Regional Arts Organizations made possible by The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation. The Writers of Color Reading Series is produced by the Englert in Iowa City, Iowa, and is supported by Friends of the Englert. Visit www.englert.org/friends to support our programming.</p> <p>--------------------</p> <p>Host: Jesus “Chuy” Renteria</p> <p>Line Producer & Audio Engineer: Savannah Lane</p> <p>Executive Producers: John Schickedanz & Andre Perry</p>
July 27, 2021
Shalini Jasti
<p>Shalini Jasti is a recent University of Iowa graduate having studied English and Creative Writing and Secondary Education. She recently spent time student teaching 8th grade English at Southeast Junior High in Iowa City. </p> <p>Shalini is passionate about English Education, the globalization of the English language, and the correlation between telling individual and unique stories in native tongues and rising understanding between different communities.</p> <p>The music for this podcast is "Ira" by Blake Shaw.</p> <p>Ongoing support comes from the National Endowment for the Arts, the Iowa Arts Council, and from the United States Regional Arts Resilience Fund. Phase 1 is an initiative of Arts Midwest and its peer United States Regional Arts Organizations made possible by The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation. The Writers of Color Reading Series is produced by the Englert in Iowa City, Iowa, and is supported by Friends of the Englert. Visit www.englert.org/friends to support our programming.</p> <p>--------------------</p> <p>Host: Jesus “Chuy” Renteria</p> <p>Line Producer & Audio Engineer: Savannah Lane</p> <p>Executive Producers: John Schickedanz & Andre Perry</p>
July 26, 2021
Shreya Khullar
<p>Shreya is a rising high school senior at West High School in Iowa City. She currently serves as the Inaugural Iowa Student Poet Ambassador for the 2021-2022 academic year. Her work has been recognized by the Scholastic Writing Awards and can be found, or is forthcoming, in Polyphony Lit and the Rising Phoenix Press. She hopes to write a bestselling novel one day.</p> <p>The music for this podcast is "Ira" by Blake Shaw.</p> <p>Ongoing support comes from the National Endowment for the Arts, the Iowa Arts Council, and from the United States Regional Arts Resilience Fund. Phase 1 is an initiative of Arts Midwest and its peer United States Regional Arts Organizations made possible by The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation. The Writers of Color Reading Series is produced by the Englert in Iowa City, Iowa, and is supported by Friends of the Englert. Visit www.englert.org/friends to support our programming.</p> <p>--------------------</p> <p>Host: Jesus “Chuy” Renteria</p> <p>Line Producer & Audio Engineer: Savannah Lane</p> <p>Executive Producers: John Schickedanz & Andre Perry</p>
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