Ayad Akhtar
LCT: Junk, Disgraced (Pulitzer Prize for Drama, Tony nomination; Broadway and LCT3), The Who & The What (LCT3). Other plays include The Invisible Hand (Obie Award; Oliver, Evening Standard noms.). As a novelist, he is the author of American Dervish (Little, Brown & Co.), published in over 20 lan- guages. Recipient of an Award in Literature from the American Academy of Arts and Letters and fellowships from MacDowell, Djerassi, the Sundance Institute, Ucross and Yaddo, where he serves as a Board Director. Board Trustee at PEN/America and New York Theatre Workshop.
LCT Shows
LCT Blog Posts
JUNK Platform with Ayad Akhtar and Doug Hughes
Ayad Akhtar Unpacks JUNK
"The who and the what" of Zarina
"The who and the what" of Afzal
"The who and the what" of Eli
"The who and the what" of Mahwish
Ayad Akhtar explains THE WHO & THE WHAT
Welcome Back, Ayad and Kimberly!
An interview with the author and director of DISGRACED
A chat with Ayad Akhtar