THE CRUCIBLE: From Politics to Process

Speaker: Mark Perry, Dramaturg of THE CRUCIBLE
Ray Dooley, Actor, playing Giles Corey in THE CRUCIBLE
Jeffrey Blair Cornell, Actor, playing Deputy Governor Danforth in THE CRUCIBLE
Moderator: Jules Odendahl-James, Director of Academic Engagement, Humanities, Duke University

Mark Perry teaches play analysis and playwriting in the Department of Dramatic Art at the University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill. His most recent play, The Will of Bernard Boynton-a story about isolated New Englanders, Sufi mysticism, and George Jones-was produced in 2015 by the Kenan Theatre Company (KTC). His play A New Dress for Mona, about the wrongful execution of a young Iranian Baha'i, was produced by the Department of Dramatic Art. Both Bernard Boynton and Mona have now been published by Drama Circle. Last season, Perry directed The Cherry Orchard with KTC after teaching a companion course on Anton Chekhov.

For Playmakers Repertory, Perry has served as the dramaturg for Trouble in Mind, Metamorphoses, Surviving Twin, A Raisin in the Sun, An Iliad, Noises Off, The Parchman Hour, Shipwrecked! An Entertainment, and The Little Prince. Perry earned an MFA at the University of Iowa and was awarded the 2005-2005 NC Arts Council Literature Fellowship for playwriting.

This event is presented by the John Hope Franklin Center. A light lunch will be served. Parking is available in nearby Trent Rd. and Erwin Rd. parking decks. The series provides 1 hour parking vouchers to guests.