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Lincoln Center Theater to Present Two Events in Conjunction With Sarah Ruhl's The Oldest Boy

Thupten Jinpa Langri, translator for the Dalai Lama, will discuss “The Story of Reincarnation in Tibetan Buddhism.”

Bethany Rickwald
New York City
The Oldest Boy, a new play by Sarah Ruhl (left), will run at Lincoln Center Theater's Mitzi E. Newhouse Theater beginning October 16 under the direction of Rebecca Taichman (right).
The Oldest Boy, a new play by Sarah Ruhl (left), will run at Lincoln Center Theater's Mitzi E. Newhouse Theater beginning October 16 under the direction of Rebecca Taichman (right).
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Lincoln Center Theater will present two special events in conjunction with its production of The Oldest Boy, a new play written by Sarah Ruhl and directed by Rebecca Taichman. The play begins performances at the Mitzi E. Newhouse Theater on Thursday.

On October 28, LCT will host "Life Imitates Life, Again and Again,'' a discussion between Kyabje Gelek Rimpoche (Tibetan Buddhist Master), Mickey Lemle (filmmaker and board chairman of Tibet Fund), and Sarah Ruhl. The free discussion event will be held in the Vivian Beaumont Theatre lobby.

On November 4, Thupten Jinpa Langri, translator for the Dalai Lama, will give a talk titled "The Story of Reincarnation in Tibetan Buddhism." The presentation will be held in the Mitzi E. Newhouse Theater.

These special events are being presented in association with Tibet Fund.

For tickets to The Oldest Boy, click here.

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