Fornés Conference: We’ve got news!
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| Exciting announcement! Please welcome our Keynote Speaker, Brian Eugenio Herrera  We are thrilled to welcome Brian Eugenio Herrera as our keynote speaker for the Fornés New Play Dramaturgy Conference! Brian is a celebrated scholar, teacher, writer, and performer whose work examines the history of gender, sexuality, and race in U.S. popular performance. Some of his many accomplishments and accolades include: His book: Latin Numbers: Playing Latino in the Twentieth-Century U.S. Popular Performance Which was awarded the George Jean Nathan Award for Dramatic Criticism and received an Honorable Mention for the John W. Frick Book Award from the American Theatre and Drama Society. Brian is the co-editor of “Performances and American Cultures” series at NYU Press. Brian is ALSO the Inaugural Resident Scholar for The Sol Project. He’s also core faculty as an Associate Professor at Princeton University.  We are honored to share space with someone who shares our values and process-focused approach. We’re ready to learn, be inspired, and be in community! Thank you Brian, for keeping Irene’s legacy alive and for being willing to share your time with all of us! If you haven’t registered yet, now you have one more reason to sign up today! Join us on Instagram | @workingtitleplaywrights Learn more about the Fornés Conference! Register Now! We’re raising $20,000 to ignite a bold, unforgettable celebration of María Irene Fornés’ legacy—and we can’t do it without you. Your support fuels four days of radical creativity, community, and craft for playwrights, directors, and dramaturgs. Every dollar is an investment in art and an investment in your stories. Help us make space for the next generation of fearless storytellers. Donate today to support revolutionary artists! Donate Today! |
