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LINKAGES:Ukraine EVENTS
2024 - Present/Upcoming
2027
Fall, NYC
Wayne Maugans’ Voyage Theater Company, NYC, CITD
A fully-produced evening of work (TBD) by Ukrainian playwright Alina Sarnatska, directed by Lisa Rothe. Venue TBD.
February 8 to 15, Binghamton, NY
Wayne Maugans’ Voyage Theater Company, NYC, Binghamton University, CITD
Week-long developmental workshop with TBD works by Ukrainian playwright Alina Sarnatska, directed by Lisa Rothe.
2026
TBD, US-Ukraine
Shchepkin National Theater of Drama and Musical Comedy, Dmytro Ternovyi’s Theater na Zhukakh, Kharkiv, CITD
Zoom conversation with principal participants in the full production of Ali Viterbi’s Life Cycle of a Star.
TBD, Sumy
Shchepkin National Theater of Drama and Musical Comedy, Sumy, CITD
Full production of Ali Viterbi’s Life Cycle of a Star, directed by Roman Kozak.
TBD, Ukraine-US
Magar Regional Theatre of Ukrainian Music and Drama, Zaporizhzhia, Dmytro Ternovyi’s Theater na Zhukakh, Kharkiv, CITD
Zoom conversation with principal participants in the as-yet untitled evening of readings in Zaporizhzhia.
TBD, Zaporizhzhia
Magar Regional Theatre of Ukrainian Music and Drama, Zaporizhzhia, Dmytro Ternovyi’s Theater na Zhukakh, Kharkiv, CITD
Staged readings of Ukrainian translations of works TBD second week of Sept., directed by TBD
TBD, US-Ukraine
Dnipro Theatre of Drama and Comedy, Dmytro Ternovyi’s Theater na Zhukakh, Kharkiv, CITD
Zoom conversation with principal participants in the as-yet untitled evening of readings in Dnipro.
TBD, Dnipro
Dnipro Theatre of Drama and Comedy, Dmytro Ternovyi’s Theater na Zhukakh, Kharkiv, CITD
Staged readings of Ukrainian translations of Three Women and an Onion by Ryan Bultrowicz; Normal and Looking for Bruce by Jami Brandli; Clipped by George Brant, That’s It by Donna Sisco, and The End by David White; directed by Oleksii Kleimenov.
TBD, US-Ukraine
Mykolaiv Art Drama Theater, Dmytro Ternovyi’s Theater na Zhukakh, Kharkiv, CITD
Zoom conversation about the as-yet untitled production with Mark Harvey Levine, producer Dmytro Ternovyi, and artistic director Artem Svystun.
TBD, Mykolaiv
Mykolaiv Art Drama Theater, Dmytro Ternovyi’s Theater na Zhukakh, Kharkiv, Wayne Maugans’ Voyage Theater Company, NYC, CITD
Full production of eight short works by Mark Harvey Levine: A Fit of Pique, Misfortune, Plato's Cave, Scripted, The Folks, The Kiss, Up on the Roof, and Wishes, directed by TBD.
TBD, US-Ukraine
Vasylko Theatre of Ukrainian Music and Drama, Odesa, Dmytro Ternovyi’s Theater na Zhukakh, Kharkiv, CITD
Zoom conversation with principal participants in the as-yet untitled evening of readings in Odesa.
November TBD, Odesa
Vasylko Theatre of Ukrainian Music and Drama, Odesa, Dmytro Ternovyi’s Theater na Zhukakh, Kharkiv, Wayne Maugans’ Voyage Theater Company, NYC, CITD
Staged readings of Ukrainian translations of American Girl(s) by Abaigeal G. Uphoff, Brick by Azure D. Osborne-Lee, Principal’s Office by Fernanda Coppel, Morning Routine by SMJ, and Let’s Sit Down by Haruna Lee; directed by Nataliia Afanasieva, organized by literary director/dramaturge Svitlana Bondar.
October 1 to 3, NYC
Wayne Maugans’ Voyage Theater Company, NYC, CITD
A series of Zoom readings of works by Ukrainian playwright Alina Sarnatska.
August 20, US-Kharkiv
Dmytro Ternovyi’s Theater na Zhukakh and CITD
Zoom conversation with Ali Viterbi, producer Dmytro Ternovyi, director Olha Ternova, and full performance cast of Life Cycle of a Star.
August 7, Kharkiv, Ukraine
Pintagon Art Club/Theater na Zhukakh, CITD
Staged reading of Ukrainian translation of Life Cycle of a Star by Ali Viterbi, directed by Olha Ternova.
June 20, New Mexico
Albuquerque Fringe Festival, CITD
Performance of 5000 Steps to Peace and Justice by Anna Khvyl & Piotr Armianovskiy, originally performed Oct. 1, 2025, produced by Wayne Maugans’ Voyage Theater Company, NYC.
May 21, NYC
Wayne Maugans’ Voyage Theatre Company, NYC, at Bohemian National Hall, CITD
Staged readings of Antonina by Tetiana Kytsenko, and A Text for Theater by Antonina Crimea.
April 16 to 19, NYC
Wayne Maugans’ Voyage Theatre Company, NYC, Amplify and Ignite Symposium at NYU, CITD
Presentation of a short excerpt from 5000 Steps to Peace and Justice by Anna Khvyl & Piotr Armianovskiy, originally performed Oct. 1, 2025, produced by Wayne Maugans’ Voyage Theater Company, NYC. Plus a workshop.
2025
November 19, Kharkiv
Open Theatre, Theater na Zhukakh, CITD
Live screening of video of 5000 Steps to Peace and Justice by Anna Khvyl & Piotr Armianovskiy, originally performed Oct. 1, 2025, produced by Wayne Maugans’ Voyage Theater Company, NYC.
November 6, NYC
Wayne Maugans’ Voyage Theater Company, NYC, Ukrainian Institute of America, CITD
Staged reading of 5000 Steps to Peace and Justice by Anna Khvyl & Piotr Armianovskiy.
November 5, Sumy, Ukraine
Shchepkin National Theater of Drama and Musical Comedy, Sumy, CITD.
Staged readings of Ukrainian translations of On the Cross Bronx by Victoria Z. Daly, Bovine Existential by Brian C. Petti, Bag of Bees by John Mabey, Bump in the Night by John Mabey.
July 17, Kharkiv, Ukraine
Pintagon Art Club/Theater na Zhukakh, CITD
Staged readings of Ukrainian translations of Solid Ground by Judy Klass, Storm on Storm by Gary Garrison, Tag by Mark Harvey Levine, Butterfly by Jaden Alvaro Guines, On the Cross Bronx and High Water Line by Victoria Z. Daly, Nothing by Kevin Clyne, and Bootsie by F. J. Hartland.
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June 13, Mykolaiv, Ukraine
Mykolaiv Art Drama Theater, Theater na Zhukakh, Kharkiv, Wayne Maugans’ Voyage Theater Company, NYC, CITD
Staged readings of Ukrainian translations of Bag of Bees by John Mabey, Bump in the Night by John Mabey, and Scripted by Mark Harvey Levine, directed by Dmytro Nekrasov.
Video for Bump in the Night
Video for Bag of Bees
June 1, Torun, Poland
Kontakt Festival, CITD
Reading of Nina Zakhozhenko, I’m O.K.,” at the Signs of the Time Center for Contemporary Art. Organized by Radek Stepien.
May 8, NYC
Wayne Maugans’ Voyage Theater Company, NYC, CITD
Staged readings of 24 Hours, by Nina Zakhozhenko, The Sailor by Oksana Grytsenko; A Time for First Dates, by Maryna Smilianets; New York, Donetsk Ukraine: 100° F by Oleksandr Zhuhan; A Fan of War by Polina Polozhentseva; directed by Wayne Maugans, Suzanne Fraser, Matthew Pezzulich, and Rose Burnett Bonchek.
May 8, US
Publication
“Documenting the Art of Playwriting in Times of Crisis with LINKAGES: Ukraine” by John Freedman et al. in HowlRound Commons.
May 1, US
Publication
“CITD’s LINKAGES Projects Help Artists Stand Strong in Difficult Times” by John Freedman in HowlRound Commons.
April 1, US-Ukraine
CITD hosted Zoom
Zoom conversation with Dmytro Ternovyi, Olha Ternova, Anna Halas, Mark Cornell, Garry Lee Posey, and Judy Klass.
March 10, Chattanooga, TN
Ensemble Theater, CITD
Streamed reading of English translation of Chronicles by Anna Halas, directed by Garry Lee Posey, plus an interview with Anna in the Lights Up! podcast series.
March 3, Chattanooga, TN
Ensemble Theater, CITD
Streamed reading of English translation of On the Eve by Dmytro Ternovyi, directed by Garry Lee Posey, plus interview with Dmytro in the theater's Lights Up! podcast series.
February 24, Chattanooga, TN
Ensemble Theater, CITD
Garry Lee Posey and Caleb Sexton interview Brandice Thompson and John Freedman in the theater's "Lights Up!" podcast series.
February 14, US-Ukraine
CITD hosted zoom
Second of two conversations of second experimental LINKAGES:Ukraine Zoom conversations - Pod Two. Nina Zakhozhenko, and American playwrights David White and Carolyn Dunn, accompanied by Ukrainian playwright and translator Taya Fedorova.
January 31, US-Ukraine
CITD hosted zoom
First of two conversations of second experimental LINKAGES:Ukraine Zoom conversations - Pod Two. Nina Zakhozhenko, and American playwrights David White and Carolyn Dunn, accompanied by Ukrainian playwright and translator Taya Fedorova.
January 29, US-Turkey
CITD hosted zoom
Second of two conversations of first experimental LINKAGES:Ukraine Zoom conversations - Pod One. Olena Astasieva plus American playwrights Nilan Johnson and Ali Viterbi, accompanied by Ukrainian playwright and translator Karina Syrota.
2024
November 6, US-Turkey
CITD hosted zoom
First of two conversations of first experimental LINKAGES:Ukraine Zoom conversations - Pod One. Olena Astasieva plus American playwrights Nilan Johnson and Ali Viterbi, accompanied by Ukrainian playwright and translator Karina Syrota.
July 29, Kharkiv, Ukraine
Dmytro Ternovyi’s Teatr na Zhukakh and Kvitka-Osnovianenko Theater in Kharkiv, Ensemble Theater of Chattanooga, TN, CITD
Readings of Ukrainian translations of Bugs Bunny by Mark Cornell, Fugue in D by Garry Lee Posey, and Solid Ground by Judy Klass, directed by Olha Ternova. Video link: https://youtu.be/z5bPQKIDTM0?si=eoO4cmkLbuUsK0wt