Story/Teller

Story/Teller Arts: Samuel D. Hunter on A Case for the Existence of God with Rob Weinert-Kendt

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Monday, 7:00 pm EDT - 8:15 pm EDT October 28, 2024

The Center for Fiction
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The Center for Fiction is thrilled to welcome award-winning playwright Samuel D. Hunter to discuss his heartrending and hopeful play A Case for the Existence of God. First performed in 2022 at Signature Theatre, A Case for the Existence of God has since become one of this year’s most-produced plays, spurring discussions about retaining hope in the face of immense tragedy, and the beautiful friendships that can arise from shared experiences. Lauded as “one of the finest playwrights at work today” by the Wall Street Journal, Hunter has crafted a soulful portrait of two people who develop a sacred connection in the face of numerous trials. Joining him in conversation is Rob Weinert-Kendt, editor-in-chief of American Theatre magazine. After the event, Hunter will sign copies of his play.

The Center for Fiction is thrilled to continue its collaboration with Theatre Communications Group for this event, with past events featuring Jackie Sibblies Drury and Claudia Rankine; Annie Baker and Branden Jacobs-Jenkins; Heidi Schreck and Paula Vogel; Sarah Ruhl and Matthew Aucoin; Aleshea Harris and Nissy Aya; Lynn Nottage and Damon Tabor; Martyna Majok, Naveen Kumar, and David Zayas; Taylor Mac and Laura Collins-Hughes; Will Arbery, Chloé Cooper Jones, and Leslie Jamison; James Ijames and Jonathan McCrory; Tony Kushner and Isaac Butler; Branden Jacobs-Jenkins and Jocelyn Bioh.

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In Conversation

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    Sam Hunter

    Sam Hunter

    Samuel D. Hunter’s other plays include The Whale, A Bright New Boise, Greater Clements, Lewiston/Clarkston, The Few, A Great Wilderness, Rest, Pocatello, The Healing, and The Harvest. He has been awarded a MacArthur “Genius” Fellowship, a Whiting Writers Award, an Obie Award, a Hull-Warriner Award, and a Drama Desk Award. He holds degrees in playwriting from NYU, the Iowa Playwrights Workshop, and Juilliard. He holds an honorary doctorate degree from the University of Idaho.


    Photo Credit: John M. Baker

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    Rob Weinert-Kendt

    Rob Weinert-Kendt

    Rob Weinert-Kendt is the editor-in-chief of Back Stage West and the theatre critic for America magazine. He has written about the arts for The New York Times, The Los Angeles Times, Variety, Time Out, Newsday, Slate, and The Guardian. He also serves as music minister at Greenpoint Reformed Church.

Featured Book

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    A Case for the Existence of God

    By Samuel D. Hunter

    Published by TCG Books

    PURCHASE

    At first glance, Ryan and Keith are two men in Twin Falls, Idaho, who have nothing in common. Ryan, a factory worker in the throes of financial instability, seeks help from Keith, a mortgage broker, to secure a loan. The two bond over their love of their daugh­ters, as well as “a specific kind of sadness” that lives in the gap between their dreams and realities. Affecting in its seeming simplicity, Hunter’s play ultimately affirms, if not the existence of God, then at least the possibility that something sacred can come from the connection between two people.

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