Lavina Jadhwani's guest appearances

Lavina Jadhwani

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Shakespeers

Work in Progress with Christopher Michaelson

Chay Yew

Bill Rauch

Monique Williams

Victor Malana Maog

Nataki Garrett

Brian Clarke

Joe Mantello

David Mamet

Des McAnuff

Daniel Sullivan

Michael Mayer

Tom Moore

George C. Wolfe

Jacqueline Stone

Jerry Mitchell

OwlTail

Mary and Lavina are chatting about how to handle the parts of Shakespeare that have not aged well-- language that is anti-black, racist, misogynistic, antisemitic, etc. Shakespeare is for everyone and we want to make sure that the plays are not alienating or excluding.   Lavina has written a wonderful guide on how to approach some of the potentially harmful language in Shakespeare. Follow the link below!   https://docs.google.com/document/d/1Kpq3nTAUVKwTrY_XLiH6aCr3agUMu-pSCe87fg8DYQM/edit?fbclid=IwAR14VuV7Lck49tS5qsmLsNr2c0M7U9zKRrO2AEKDKHmOJ_1xNVlQ9BRv0sQ

Mary and Lavina are chatting about how to handle the parts of Shakespeare that have not aged well-- language that is anti-black, racist, misogynistic, antisemitic, etc. Shakespeare is for everyone and we want to make sure that the plays are not alienating or excluding.   Lavina has written a wonderful guide on how to approach some of the potentially harmful language in Shakespeare. Follow the link below!  <a href="https://docs.google.com/document/d/1Kpq3nTAUVKwTrY_XLiH6aCr3agUMu-pSCe87fg8DYQM/edit?fbclid=IwAR14VuV7Lck49tS5qsmLsNr2c0M7U9zKRrO2AEKDKHmOJ_1xNVlQ9BRv0sQ" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> https://docs.google.com/document/d/1Kpq3nTAUVKwTrY_XLiH6aCr3agUMu-pSCe87fg8DYQM/edit?fbclid=IwAR14VuV7Lck49tS5qsmLsNr2c0M7U9zKRrO2AEKDKHmOJ_1xNVlQ9BRv0sQ</a>

Shakespeare and Inclusivity with Lavina Jadhwani

Lavina Jadhwani discusses her vision for OSF’s 2020 production of “Peter and the Starcatcher,” a music-filled prequel to Peter Pan. #PeterAndTheStarcatcherOSF osfashland.org/2020

Lavina Jadhwani discusses her vision for OSF’s 2020 production of “Peter and the Starcatcher,” a music-filled prequel to Peter Pan. #PeterAndTheStarcatcherOSF <a href="http://osfashland.org/2020" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">osfashland.org/2020</a>

Peter and the Starcatcher: Director Lavina Jadhwani

Graham Smith

Regional Originals with M Graham Smith: Lavina Jadhwani (Guest)

Lavina Jadhwani is a director, playwright and casting director who is fascinated by the art of the mash-up.  She recently adapted Uncle Vanya for Rasaka Theatre Company, the midwest’s first South Asian American theatre company where she previously served as Artistic Director.  Lavina spoke with me about the kind of work that’s important to her, as well as her work as a casting director. We also discussed her ongoing project to gather data on the number of playwrights and directors of color being produced by Chicago Theatres.  Lavina (as well as some other artists) has pledged not to see work at any theatre that does not produce at least one director or playwright of color in their entire season.  You can read more about the beginnings of that work here. http://media.blubrry.com/spiel_chicago/s3.amazonaws.com/spielchicago/Lavina+Jadhwani.final.m4a Discussed in this episode:  Lavina’s Website Rasaka Theatre Company Jared Zimmerman (website design) Asian American Performers Action Coalition Silk Road Rising Congo Square Theatre Lifeline Theatre Company Teatro Vista Vietgone Mike Pence seeing Hamilton  To support Lavina and the other artists on Spiel Chicago, visit the artists events page to see what shows they’ve got coming up and how you can get tickets. See you at the theatre!

Lavina Jadhwani is a director, playwright and casting director who is fascinated by the art of the mash-up.  She recently adapted Uncle Vanya for Rasaka Theatre Company, the midwest’s first South Asian American theatre company where she previously served as Artistic Director.  Lavina spoke with me about the kind of work that’s important to her, as well as her work as a casting director. We also discussed her ongoing project to gather data on the number of playwrights and directors of color being produced by Chicago Theatres.  Lavina (as well as some other artists) has pledged not to see work at any theatre that does not produce at least one director or playwright of color in their entire season.  You can read more about the beginnings of that work <a href="https://spielchicago.com/2016/11/28/race-and-representation-in-chicago-theatre/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">here</a>. <a href="http://media.blubrry.com/spiel_chicago/s3.amazonaws.com/spielchicago/Lavina+Jadhwani.final.m4a" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://media.blubrry.com/spiel_chicago/s3.amazonaws.com/spielchicago/Lavina+Jadhwani.final.m4a</a> Discussed in this episode: <ul> <li><a href="http://lavinajadhwani.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Lavina’s Website</a></li> <li><a href="http://www.rasakatheatre.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Rasaka Theatre Company</a></li> <li><a href="http://www.jarrodzimmerman.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Jared Zimmerman (website design)</a></li> <li><a href="http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/02/17/asian-american-performers-action-coalition-asian-actors_n_1282802.html" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Asian American Performers Action Coalition</a></li> <li><a href="http://www.silkroadrising.org/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Silk Road Rising</a></li> <li><a href="http://www.congosquaretheatre.org/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Congo Square Theatre</a></li> <li><a href="http://www.lifelinetheatre.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Lifeline Theatre Company</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.teatrovista.org/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Teatro Vista</a></li> <li><a href="http://vietgoneplay.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Vietgone</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2016/11/19/us/mike-pence-hamilton.html?_r=0" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Mike Pence seeing Hamilton</a></li> </ul> To support Lavina and the other artists on Spiel Chicago, visit the <a href="https://spielchicago.com/events/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">artists events page </a>to see what shows they’ve got coming up and how you can get tickets. See you at the theatre!

Episode 19 – Lavina Jadhwani