Hofstra University, Hempstead, New York ... Playwright Sarah Ruhl, a finalist for the 2005 Pulitzer Prize and a recipient of the esteemed MacArthur Fellowship, will be the final speaker in Hofstra University 2008/2009 "Great Writers, Great Readings" series. Ms. Ruhl's most recent play, Dead Man's Cell Phone ( Helen Hayes Award ), was performed at Playwrights Horizons in March 2008 starring Mary Louise Parker.
This discussion reading by Ms. Ruhl will take place on Wednesday, April 1, at 11 a.m. at the Guthart Cultural Center Theater, located on the first floor of the Axinn Library, South Campus. This event is free and open to the public. For information, please call ( 516 ) 463-5410.
"Great Writers, Great Readings" was launched by Hofstra University in recognition of the importance of writing and literature in a liberal arts education. In addition to a baccalaureate degree in English, Hofstra offers a Master of Arts in English and Creative Writing. The program's faculty include eminent essayist Philip Lopate, writers Erik Brogger and Julia Markus and two Guggenheim Fellows: novelist Martha McPhee and poet Phillis Levin.
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