Event 1: Thursday, May 2, 4:30 PM: Arts and Humanities Colloquium: Play Readings and Performance, Ryan Studio 212, Colgate UniversityEvent 2: Tuesday, May 7, 3-5 PM EDT: Artists in Conversation, Zoom, pre-registration required. Please pre-register here: https://colgate.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_Izr4id9tQg6XQ9CFNF2HGw#/registrationPlease join us on May 2nd at 4:30 PM in Ryan Studio 212 for a staged reading performance of new Ukrainian plays in English translation as part of the Worldwide Ukrainian Play Readings project! The event will feature a curated selection of new Ukrainian short plays written since February 24, 2022 by member playwrights of the Theatre of Playwrights in Kyiv, reflecting on their experiences of the ongoing war in their country through a range of theatrical styles. These playwrights' voices demonstrate unique positionalities from artists' perspectives of the war in Ukraine. By presenting these artists' work during the ongoing war in Ukraine, we are able to not only amplify their messages but also support them as working artists, continuing to live in Ukraine.The plays are selected and dramaturgically supported by student dramaturgs (THEA 350), and the performance will feature students from Acting I (THEA 254). Following the performance, the audience will be invited to join in a talkback facilitated by student dramaturgs.Then, on May 7th from 3-5 PM, please join us for an Artists' Talk via Zoom with Nina Zakhozhenko, Maryna Smilianets, and Volodymyr Serdiuk (three of the playwrights whose work will have been performed) as they reflect on their work and their experiences as playwrights continuing to live and work in Ukraine. Pre-registration for this event is required. Please pre-register here:https://colgate.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_Izr4id9tQg6XQ9CFNF2HGw#/registrationThese events are presented by Colgate University Theater and Core Communities, and generously co-sponsored by the Departments of Theater, Art, History (The Lester D. Stickles '18 Fund for Military Diplomacy), Philosophy, Religion, and Romance Languages; Programs of Core Communities, Jewish Studies, Peace and Conflict Studies, Russian and Eurasian Studies; the First-Year Seminar Program; The Center for Freedom and Western Civilization; The Robert H. N. Ho Mind, Brain and Behavior Initiative (MBBI); and The Sylvia Ellins Fund for the Teaching and Learning of Diversity.Reach out to Aleksandr Sklyar (avsklyar@colgate.edu) or Rachel Moss (rmoss@colgate.edu) with any questions.We hope to see you there!