The Crossroads Project

04/29/2024

Check out these photos from the staged reading of Novid Parsi's "The Life You Gave Me" on April 26. Thank you to everyone who attended the staged reading and participated in the audience talkback!

Here's the link to the digital program, designed by Molly Briggs-Yonke:

https://www.canva.com/design/DAGBLeXiKOo/wgVSQCVAPeA_1QufN19hTg/view?utm_content=DAGBLeXiKOo&utm_campaign=designshare&utm_medium=link&utm_source=editor

04/25/2024

Novid Parsi visited Kee-Yoon Nahm's Fundamentals of Theatre I class yesterday. He talked about his career as a playwright and freelance writer, his creative process for "The Life You Gave Me," and how to get started in the professional world as a playwright.

Check out this interview article written by Crossroads member Gustavo Nery for more information about Novid's life and work:

https://news.illinoisstate.edu/2024/04/the-stories-that-make-a-storyteller-meet-novid-parsi-winner-of-the-diverse-voices-playwriting-initiative/?_thumbnail_id=277829

The staged reading of "The Life You Gave Me" is tomorrow! Have you reserved your free ticket yet?

https://www.eventbrite.com/e/staged-reading-of-the-life-you-gave-me-by-novid-parsi-tickets-877432242457

04/23/2024

Rehearsals began last night for the staged reading of Novid Parsi’s “The Life You Gave Me,” which will take place this Friday at 7:30 pm. Here’s our wonderful team sharing their responses after our first read-through. We all loved the play after reading it by ourselves, but hearing it out loud for the first time was a deeply touching experience.

Register for the staged reading here:

https://www.eventbrite.com/e/staged-reading-of-the-life-you-gave-me-by-novid-parsi-tickets-877432242457

04/18/2024

The staged reading of "The Life You Gave Me" by Novid Parsi is only about a week away! Have you reserved your free ticket?

You can RSVP for the staged reading using this link: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/staged-reading-of-the-life-you-gave-me-by-novid-parsi-tickets-877432242457

Also, check out this interview article featuring Novid's work as a writer in and outside of the theatre. The article was written by Master's in Theatre Studies student and Crossroads member Gustavo Nery.

https://news.illinoisstate.edu/2024/04/the-stories-that-make-a-storyteller-meet-novid-parsi-winner-of-the-diverse-voices-playwriting-initiative/

Playwright Novid Parsi will be on campus to workshop his play The Life You Gave Me, which will be presented in a staged reading on Friday, April 26.

04/06/2024

The staged reading of "The Life You Gave Me" by Novid Parsi, winner of the 2024 Diverse Voices Playwriting Initiative is only a few weeks away! The free public event will take place on April 26 (Friday), 7:30 p.m. Seating is very limited for this event, so please reserve your ticket early so that you can secure your seat. Use the registration link in the following press release to RSVP.

"The Life You Gave Me" is an intimate domestic play about an Iranian-American man’s relationship with his mother. At the same time, it is an abstract metatheatrical play about a BIPOC writer navigating expectations around the stories he should and should not tell.

The Crossroads Project will present a staged reading of The Life You Gave Me by Novid Parsi, winner of the 2024 Diverse Voices Playwriting Initiative. The event will take place in person on Friday,…

02/01/2024

The Crossroads Project is excited to announce the winner of the 2024 Diverse Voices Playwriting Initiative! Congratulations to Novid Parsi, who will be workshopping his new play "The Life You Gave Me" with us at ISU in April 2024. Check out the linked press release for more information about the play, the playwright, and our other finalists.

The workshop residency with Novid Parsi will culminate in a public staged reading of "The Life You Gave Me" on April 26 (Friday), 7:30 p.m. (location TBD) Mark your calendars now so that you don't miss this captivating play that blurs the line between art and life!

Novid Parsi’s “The Life You Gave Me” has been selected as the winner of the 2024 Diverse Voices Playwriting Initiative.

05/31/2023

The Crossroads Project is now accepting submissions for the 2024 Diverse Voices Playwriting Initiative! This is a new play development program for BIPOC playwrights. The winning playwright will be invited to Illinois State University in Spring 2024 for a workshop and staged reading of their play.

Visit The Crossroads Project website for more information and submission guidelines:

https://finearts.illinoisstate.edu/events-activities/crossroads-project/

The deadline for submissions is August 1, 2023. We look forward to reading your work!

04/14/2023

The staged reading of "Pink Man, or, the Only Indian in the Room" will start at 7:30 p.m. tonight! Here's a sneak peek at the digital program:

https://tinyurl.com/yaejmcr4

We still have a handful of seats available for any latecomers!

https://www.eventbrite.com/e/staged-reading-of-pink-man-by-marty-strenczewilk-tickets-595953281307

A staged reading of "Pink Man" by Marty Strenczewilk, winner of the 2023 Diverse Voices Playwriting Initiative. Free and open to the public.

04/13/2023

Meet some of the artists working on the staged reading! Read this interview article with playwright Marty Strenczewilk and director Shannon Epplett about "Pink Man," Native history, and the all-too-common experience of being the only Indian in the room.

https://news.illinoisstate.edu/2023/04/meet-the-artists-pink-man-or-the-only-indian-in-the-room/

Have you registered yet? We have limited seating capacity, so make sure you RSVP!

https://www.eventbrite.com/e/staged-reading-of-pink-man-by-marty-strenczewilk-tickets-595953281307

Crossroads Project Chair Kee-Yoon Nahm spoke with playwright Marty Strenczewilk and director Dr. Shannon Epplett about the upcoming staged reading of PINK MAN, OR THE ONLY INDIAN IN THE ROOM, winne…

04/12/2023

Thank you to Illinois State Theatre Outreach Program (ISTOP) for sponsoring the Diverse Voices residency, and hosting this event with Marty Strenczewilk!