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Dialogue

Playwright Ayad Akhtar

Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright Ayad Akhtar discusses the themes of his works.

Aired 09/08/2017 | Rating TV-G

Dialogue

Playwright Ayad Akhtar

Season 2017 Episode 10 | 28m 48sVideo has Closed Captions

Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright Ayad Akhtar discusses the themes of his works.

Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright Ayad Akhtar talks with Marcia Franklin about his trajectory from Milwaukee to Broadway and the often controversial themes of his works. Akhtar won the Pulitzer Prize in 2013 for his play "Disgraced." The conversation was taped at the 2017 Sun Valley Writers' Conference.

Aired 09/08/2017 | Rating TV-G

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Dialogue is a local public television program presented by IdahoPTV

Laura Moore Cunningham Foundation, Friends of Idaho Public Television, Corporation for Public Broadcasting

Dialogue

Playwright Ayad Akhtar

Season 2017 Episode 10 | 28m 48sVideo has Closed Captions

Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright Ayad Akhtar talks with Marcia Franklin about his trajectory from Milwaukee to Broadway and the often controversial themes of his works. Akhtar won the Pulitzer Prize in 2013 for his play "Disgraced." The conversation was taped at the 2017 Sun Valley Writers' Conference.

Aired 09/08/2017 | Rating TV-G

Problems with Closed Captions? Closed Captioning Feedback

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