The words of playwrights past continue to influence Pulitzer Prize winner Paula Vogel. The 2018-2019 playwright-in-residence for the UCLA School of Theater, Film and Television received the award for her 1997 drama, “How I Learned to Drive.” Her latest work, “Indecent,” is based on the scandal that followed the Broadway debut of the Yiddish play “God of Vengeance,” and will premiere Wednesday at the Ahmanson Theatre. Read more...

Photo: UCLA’s playwright-in-residence Paula Vogel said her works continue to be influenced by the works of playwrights past. Her recent play, “Indecent,” is based off Sholem Asch’s “God of Vengeance.” The documentary screening of “The Rest I Make Up” that Vogel is hosting is inspired by playwright María Irene Fornés, whom Vogel describes as life-changing. (Courtesy of Laurie Sturdevant)

Aya Saleh’s father gave her a play to read when she was 13 years old. Now, Saleh is directing the same piece as her senior thesis within the theater department. Read more...

Photo: Graduate student Aya Saleh will direct “Scorched” for her senior thesis, a play she first read when she was 13. The story follows twin siblings, Janine and Simon, who travel from Canada to Lebanon to find their father and brother. (Courtesy of Aya Saleh)