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Ashland Beckett Shorts
October 24-27, 2024
ONE WEEKEND ONLY!
From October 24-27, an exploration of Beckett’s experimental theatre takes over downtown Ashland, Oregon. The entire festival takes place in non-traditional theatre spaces, and rain or shine, audiences will travel from place to place to encounter each piece. Experience Beckett as Beckett intended and explore the boundaries of what defines performance.
Please note: audiences are free to carry umbrellas with them, as there will not be covers are not guaranteed at each location. Audiences will be required to ambulate throughout the performance.
As part of El Paso Matters Book Club which has selected Retablos for its August read, Octavio Solis will offer a writing workshop on August 27th at El Paso Community College. On August 28th, he will participate in a discussion on his book with the reading audience moderated by author Tim Hernandez at the El Paso Public Library branch near his alma mater Riverside High School.
The Book: Retablos
Available Now!“In this uniquely framed memoir, playwright Octavio Solis channels his youth in El Paso, Texas. Like traditional retablos, the rituals of childhood and rites of passage are remembered as singular, dramatic events, self-contained episodes with life-changing reverberations.
Release date: October 16, 2018 Order now from City Lights Bookstore.
Here is the link for the release of the book.
Retablos selected for the Great Group Reads List for 2019 by the Women’s National Book Association!
A new Howlround essay on Todd London’s “A Lover’s Guide to American Playwrights”
A new essay published for concord Theatricals:
I am honored to have been selected for induction into the Texas Institute of Letters. Here’s the press release link: http://www.texasinstituteofletters.org/news/2020-TIL-Honorees-News-Release.pdf