Amina Henry
Joined 2014-11-12 17:34:10
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Amina Henry is the former Literary Associate for the Civilians. As a playwright, her work has been produced and/or developed by: Clubbed Thumb, HERE Arts Center, the Flea, the Cell: a 21st Century Salon, Dixon Place, Theater for the New City, the Brick, Drama of Works, Oregon Shakespeare Festival, Kitchen Dog Theater, Brooklyn College, Texas State University, among others. She is currently an adjunct lecturer at Brooklyn College, as well as a teaching artist for the Shakespeare Society and the Teachers & Writers Collaborative. She is a graduate of Yale University, NYU's Performance Studies MA program and the MFA Playwriting program at Brooklyn College.

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Artist Marc Bamuthi Joseph on Energizing Urban Ecosystems

by Amina Henry February 11, 2015

"I grew up in New York, I love gray. But then I moved to California and fell in love with blue."

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Two-Part Names & Other Joys: An Interview with Faith Zamblé

by The Civilians , Faith Zamblé , Phoebe CordeApril 16, 2024

The Civilians' Resident Dramaturg Phoebe Corde sits down (virtually) with Extended Play editor Faith Zamblé to talk dramaturgy, research, and more.

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R&D In-Process: A Totally Accurate and Very Formally Annotated Timeline of the Great Chicago Fire of 1871

by Julia Izumi June 14, 2023

R&D Group member Julia Izumi outlines the timeline of the Great Chicago Fire ahead of her new play, A RE-ENACTMENT OF THE IMAGINED TRIAL OF DAISY THE COW 🐄, WHO ALLEGEDLY CAUSED THE GREAT CHICAGO FIRE, presented in the Findings Series on June 14th.

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R&D In-Process: Andrew Saito on the Creation of BLACKANESE

by Andrew Saito June 7, 2023

R&D Group member Andrew Saito discusses the inspiration for BLACKANESE, presented in the FINDINGS Series on June 8th.

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Civilians’ R&D In Process: Chance/Chaos Encounters That Led To The Creation of “INSHALLAH”

by Divya Mangwani May 1, 2023

R&D Group member Divya Mangwani invites you into the creative process behind her project through a game of Pachisi.

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A Look Back at the Science of Trauma in “What You Are Now” with Sam Chanse

by Susan Yassky March 2, 2022

Ahead of the world premiere of WHAT YOU ARE NOW, we revisit an interview with playwright Sam Chanse from January 2020, when The Civilians had just presented a reading of the play.