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David A. Crespy (M.F.A., Playwriting, 1986) receives Fulbright Scholar Award

April 20, 2023 | Fulbright Scholars

Dr. Crespy, was awarded a second Fulbright Scholars Award to Spain and Greece for 2022-23 to write a hexalogy of stage dramas, composed of two cycles of three plays. Titled "Mi Corazón Español Vive Ahora En Grecia: Six Plays of Sephardic Greece," they focus on a fictional Jewish family over several generations during six periods of Jewish culture in Spain and Greece, focusing on the cities of Seville, Toledo, Madrid, Thessaloniki and Veria. The play series is a continuation of Dr. Crespy's "Madre de Israel: Three Plays of Jewish Salonika," a cycle of three full-length dramas he created during his Fall 2018 Fulbright residency in Thessaloniki, Greece.

David A. Crespy M.F.A., Playwriting, 1986 receives Fulbright Scholar Award