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Jason Grote
Location: Brooklyn, NY 11238

What are you working on right now?
A (very) free adaptation of Schiller's play Maria Stuard, and Darwon'd Challenge, a satirical play about a young Charles Darwin landing on the set of a reality show that misinterprets his ideas (this last is a Sloan Commission from Ensemble Studio Theatre).

Did you publish a book this year?
This are a bit different for me as a playwright, but my play 1001 will premiere at the Denver Center Theater, with subsequent productions with The Contemporary American Theater Festival (WV) and P73 Productions (NY). I also have workshops scheduled with Stanford University and Traveling Jewish Theater via The Playwrights Foundation (SF); Theater J (Washington, DC); The Lark Theater (NY); Soho Rep (NY); and Salvage Vanguard Theater (Austin, TX).

Did you publish anything online this year?
Numerous articles in The Brooklyn Rail

Do you publish a blog?
jasongrote.blogspot.com

What's the best book you read this year?
Dream, Stephen Duncombe (New Press)

Who was the best new writer you read this year?
Young Jean Lee

What is your favorite literary web site?
Powells.com

What is your favorite literary blog?
Maudnewton.com

Did you attend any PEN events this year? If so, which ones?
New Member Welcome

What do you value most about your Membership to PEN?
Translation committee

For how long have you been a Member of PEN?
First year.

Did you post listings on PEN's Membership pages (for Member events, publications, and news) this year?
Yes.

Any other news?
Check out: 1001worldpremiere.com

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