10. Taylor Mac: In Conversation### Event Description: Taylor Mac: In Conversation
**Date and Time:** Tuesday, April 22, 2025, at 7:30 PM CT
**Location:** Colwell Playhouse, Krannert Center for the Performing Arts, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
**Event Overview:**
Join us for an evocative conversation with the astonishing artist Taylor Mac, whose epic durational performance work, *A 24-Decade History of Popular Music*, was nominated for a 2017 Pulitzer Prize in Drama and is now the subject of an HBO original documentary feature film. This event will feature Taylor Mac, a MacArthur Fellow and award-winning playwright, actor, songwriter, performance artist, director, and producer, as he speaks on his vision for centering queer stories, the future of theatre in an uncertain world, and the power of transforming calamity into communion.
**About Taylor Mac:**
Taylor Mac is the first American to receive the International Ibsen Award. His impressive list of honors and awards includes:
- Tony nominee for Best Play
- Kennedy Prize with Matt Ray
- Doris Duke Performing Artist Award
- Guggenheim Fellowship
- Herb Alpert Award
- Drama League Award
- Helen Merrill Playwriting Award
- Booth Award
- Two Helpmann Awards
- NY Drama Critics Circle Award
- Two Obies
- Two Bessies
- Ethyl Eichelberger Award
An alumnus of New Dramatists, Taylor Mac's notable works include *Bark of Millions*, *The Hang* (with composer Matt Ray), *Gary: A Sequel to Titus Andronicus*, *A 24-Decade History of Popular Music*, *Prosperous Fools*, *The Fre*, *Hir*, *The Walk Across America for Mother Earth*, *The Lily’s Revenge*, *The Young Ladies Of*, *Red Tide Blooming*, *The BeAst of Taylor Mac*, and *The Last Two People on Earth: an Apocalyptic Vaudeville* created with Mandy Patinkin and Susan Stroman.
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**Contact Information:**
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