Notable Quotable: Rajiv Joseph on what inspires his playwriting


By Josephine Reed
Playwright Rajiv Joseph
Rajiv Joseph. Courtesy of TheatreWorks, photo by Mark Kitaoka

"When those two things collide, the politicial forces of the world and the primal nature of one's own being, sparks fly, and, at least in the dramatic form, you have something that is hopefully quite provocative and interesting. And to me, that intersection of the primal and the political has been the guiding force for me as the playwright." Rajiv Joseph

Click through to listen to our entire podcast interview with Bengal Tiger at the Baghdad Zoo playwright Rajiv Joseph.