4th Annual Criminal Queerness Festival Features 3 East African Writers Fighting with Art
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The Criminal Queerness Festival is back at Lincoln Center and will take place in the David Rubenstein Atrium as part of the Summer for the City LGBTQIA+ Pride celebration!
See staged readings of new plays by Muleme Steven of Uganda and Jonathan Opinya Wamukota of Kenya and a full production of Achiro P. Olwoch’s The Survival.
This event is FREE and open to the public. Seating and entry are first-come, first-served; the line will form at the Atrium’s entrance on Broadway, between 62nd and 63rd Street.
The official theater partner of NYC Pride, National Queer Theater’s Criminal Queerness Festival is an international theater festival now in its fourth year. By presenting the work of international queer artists alongside activist talks, CQF uplifts queer and trans stories from around the world and raises awareness about criminalization.
Since 2019, the Criminal Queerness Festival has produced playwrights from Syria, Venezuela, Iraq, China, Pakistan, Tanzania, Egypt, Mexico, India, and Lebanon.
The Criminal Queerness Festival is a 2020 NYC Mayor’s Grant for Cultural Impact Awardee and has been recommended in The New York Times, The Advocate, and Thrillist.
See staged readings of new plays by Muleme Steven of Uganda and Jonathan Opinya Wamukota of Kenya on June 21st and 22nd (respectively) and the American premiere of Achiro P. Olwoch’s The Survival on June 24th.
