embassy events 2009

Anne Nelson Visits Warsaw, Polish Premiere Reading of “The Guys”

28 October 2009

Poster advertising the premiere reading of “The Guys” (Chłopaki) at the Warsaw Theater Academy.

Anne Nelson, adjunct associate professor at the Columbia School of International and Public Affairs, writer, war reporter and media scholar met the Warsaw public at the Polish premiere reading of her play “The Guys” (Chłopaki) at the Warsaw Theater Academy “Koło” stage on October 27, 2009.  The play was translated to Polish by Artur Zapałowski and directed by Jarosław Kilian, starring Małgorzata Lipmann and Dominik Łoś. “The Guys” first opened in New York City just 12 weeks after the 9/11 attacks, with a production starring Sigourney Weaver and Bill Murray, and ran for over a year.  Since then, it has been produced in 48 states and 12 foreign countries and has also been made into an award-winning feature film. 

Anne Nelson also participated in a seminar and workshops organized by the Young Journalists’ Association “Polis” on October 26 at Agora Headquarters in Warsaw.

She will appear at the  “Theater and Trauma” seminar at Gdańsk University  on  October 29, 2009.  To register, please e-mail: Aleksandra.Musielak@zdarzenia.com.pl.  Click here for a detailed program.