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My new audio drama, Spark Hunter, has been a surprise for me at every step. It's my first and stars Mark Rylance, Rebecca Ferguson, Linda Powell, Vanessa Redgrave, Kathleen Turner, with Charles Dance and Sting. Directed by Trudie Styler, it's the story of a robotic AI who is having an existential crisis and must meet with her maker to work out her psychological conflicts.
Read MoreAndrea Menotti '95 (graduate of Creative Writing and Theater and Dance programs) has recently published the second in the Super You! series from Penguin Random House with her long-time collaborators, friend Hena Khan (co-writer) and husband Yancey Labat (illustrator). In this interactive choice-driven series for kids ages 8-12, "you" get super powers and have to decide to use them.
Read MoreJapanese Peruvian writer Augusto Higa Oshiro’s English-language debut, the novel THE ENLIGHTENMENT OF KATZUO NAKAMATSU, has been published in a translation from Spanish by Jennifer Shyue ’17 by Archipelago Books.
Read MoreBlues Hall of Famer Amy Madden's fifth poetry collection takes on grief and mourning in the familiar intimacy of her signature urban poetic landscape. Featured on the Poetry Month display at Strand Books, New York City.
Read MoreAnn Tashi Slater '84 spoke with Haitian-American author Edwidge Danticat about why death is central to her storytelling and how she finds meaning in the face of impermanence.
Read MoreMy new novel, THE DAYDREAMS, comes out May 2nd! It follows the stars of a popular teen show from the early 2000s—and the reunion special, thirteen years after their scandalous flameout, that will either be their last chance at redemption, or destroy them all for good.
Read MoreWE WANT YOU to submit to RAH RAH Arts Magazine, Princeton’s only campus-wide visual arts publication. RAH RAH is open to students, staff, professors, and alumni, publishing art in all mediums. Everyone who submits gets accepted!
Read MoreA touching, beautiful and inspiring storing for every mom and dad trying to juggle work and raising a family—and wishing for more arms to do it all! Written by Wendy Gerber ‘80, this new book written from the point of view of a child who wants to play, touches the heart of every parent and child. It’s become a fast favorite of everyone who reads it. “my Mommy, thé Octopus” is the perfect gift for moms, dads, grandparents and children.
Read MoreThe episode of STAR TREK:STRANGE NEW WORLDS that I directed will air on Paramount + on June 15. It is episode 2 of season 2. I had a blast directing this show and how you enjoy watching it.
Read MoreHi, If you participated or will be participating in the NYC fringe festival, please let the Program in Theater know by sending your name and email to Joe Fonseca at jfonseca@princeton.edu. We're just collecting information at this stage, just curious to know if this is a popular venue for our students and alumni to showcase their work.
Read MoreIn the latest conversation for her interview series about bardo and the art of living, Ann Tashi Slater '84 talked with author Melissa Febos about how to break free from the scripts of family and society and live a life that’s true to who we are (https://tricycle.org/article/melissa-febos/).
Read MoreWorld renowned glass blowing artist Sheva Chaya Shaiman (aka Darcey Shaiman’97) offers live glassblowing demonstrations and workshops in her gallery in the old city of Tzfat, Israel. She shares her story of coming to Israel after graduating from Princeton in 1997, learning glassblowing, and finding riveting spiritual sources in the tradition which bring a new light to the amazing experience of glassblowing.
Read MoreAnn Tashi Slater '84 spoke with David Sedaris and Gish Jen for the latest interviews in her Tricycle magazine series about Tibetan Buddhist bardo and the art of living. Her conversation with Sedaris was about parents, connections with strangers, and embracing what you have (https://tricycle.org/article/david-sedaris/); she talked with Jen about existing between cultures and being the author of your own life (https://tricycle.org/article/gish-jen/).
Read MorePuss in Boots: The Last Wish was nominated for a 2023 Academy Award for Best Animated Feature. Although we didn't win, it was an honor to be nominated. This is the first feature credit for Emily Chang ('16), who was the production supervisor for Visual Development and Digimatte for this film.
Read MoreAyse Papatya Bucak P'93 has an essay, "How to Be Half Mixed Both Everything Sort Of" up at Joyland Magazine
Read MoreMalcolm Ryder of the 185v76 artists collaborative will complete and publish a key piece of the preparatory work for artists who submit to the Not Male Show, an exhibition that uses the expressiveness of visual art to convey experiences distinguishing myriad self-identifications contrary to the conventional gender stereotype of "Male".
Read More"Burglars. Vampires. Entertainment industry professionals. They all face a lot of closed doors. The trick to being successful in the entertainment industry..."
Alumna Katie North (Frorer) published an article on her experience writing and producing the web series pilot.
Chun Wai Chan, the first principal dancer of Chinese descent in New York City Ballet’s 74-year history, will be featured in the upcoming short film, Never Fade Away, written and produced by pianist Donna Weng Friedman.
Read MoreHosts John Modern '93 and Libby Modern '95 are joined by an eclectic and world-renowned cast of scholars, musicians, filmmakers, and artists on a wild ride through a fun-house of samples, science-fiction, and searing social critique, spinning around the question that has become increasingly difficult to ask—because we are always answering it—what do we love when we love our machines?
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