Edwin Wong
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Edwin Wong

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Edwin Wong (1974-) believes that the time is right to reboot the ancient and dramatic art of tragedy. After reading Taleb’s "Fooled by Randomness" and "The Black Swan," he developed a new and unique model of drama called "risk theatre" to align tragedy with modern concepts of chance and uncertainty. The result is a tragic stage where every dramatic act is a gambling act and risk runs riot. His vision of the stage is outlined in the book: "The Risk Theatre Model of Tragedy: Gambling, Drama, and the Unexpected," released in 2019. The risk theatre model is a blueprint of 21st century drama. Dramatists that take up this blueprint will fill theatres with audiences eager to see the show. In 2018, Wong teamed up with Langham Court Theatre to inaugurate the Risk Theatre Modern Tragedy Competition, the world's largest playwright competition for the writing of tragedy (risktheatre.com). With a proud 90 year history, Langham Court Theatre is one of the oldest and most respected theatres in Canada. The competition offers over $10,000 in prize money and a travel stipend for the winning playwright to come to Langham Court Theatre in Victoria, Canada to workshop the play. All proceeds from Wong's book help fund the competition. Wong received a MA in Classics from Brown University where he concentrated on ancient theatre. He blogs at melpomeneswork.com and lives in Victoria, Canada.
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