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Interview Details
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BWW Interview: Acclaimed Playwright Luis Alfaro of OEDIPUS EL REY at Magic Theatre Talks about His Path & the Role of the Artist in Creating Change
Publish Date
June 14, 2019
Interviewees
Luis Alfaro
Interviewers
Jim Munson
Publisher
BroadwayWorld
Topics
Advice to Aspiring Playwrights
Challenges as a Playwright
community engagement
Early Life and Influences
Impact of Awards
Inspiration for 'Oedipus El Rey'
MacArthur Fellowship
Mentorship
Path as a Playwright
Revisiting and Rewriting Work
Role of the Artist in Creating Change
People Mentioned
Angela Hewitt
C. Bernard Jackson
Dorothy Day
Father Greg Boyle
Garet&Co
Loretta Greco
Mac Wellman
Maria Irene Fornes
Paula Vogel
Robert Downey Jr.
Sandra Cisneros
Scott Kelman
Works Mentioned
'The Long Loneliness'
Electricidad
Mama on the Row
Oedipus El Rey
Places Mentioned
California Institute of the Arts
Homeboy Industries
Los Angeles
Mark Taper Forum
New York
San Francisco
University of Southern California
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