In 1996 Brave New Play Rites staged Fistfight with God a drama by Kevin Chong about two passengers and their flight attendant minutes before their plane falls from the sky. Kevin Chong, then a young student in UBC's Creative Writing Program, has gone on to write six novels. His most recent: The Plague, has been featured numerous times over the past year for what some would call its prescient subject matter—a spreading pandemic in Vancouver. But in speaking with Professor Chong, The Brave New Podcast finds "The Plague" has its ties to that short play in 1996 as well.&nbsp;

The Brave New Podcast

Remembering A "Fistfight with God"

Darstellende Kunst

Kunst

With its first festival in 1986, Brave New Play Rites has always been a celebration of emerging playwrights in the UBC Creative Writing Program. This podcast looks back at the history of the festival, talking to playwrights and producers from past years who have gone on to many other fields, but also forward, as the theatre landscape of Vancouver changes around us.

The Brave New Podcast

Brave New Play Rites

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Remembering A "Fistfight with God"