The Present Stage: Conversations with Theater Writers

Rajiv Joseph – DAKAR 2000

Episode Summary

Rajiv Joseph REJOINS The Present Stage to discuss his new thriller Dakar 2000. How do you keep the tension building in a 2-person play? How did his own experience in the Peace Corps in Senegal influence this autobiographically-inspired tale? How can theater slow down the apocalypse? And what is it like to have written the most produced play in the United States?

Episode Notes

Dakar 2000 runs off-Broadway at New York City Center Stage I through March 23rd. For more information, please visit www.manhattantheatreclub.com.