2026/27 Portland Arts & Lectures: Ayad Akhtar
Literary Arts is pleased to present Ayad Akhtar as part of the 2026-27 Portland Arts & Lectures series.
Please note: a 2026-27 Portland Arts & Lectures series subscription is required to attend this event.
Ayad Akhtar is a novelist and playwright whose work has been published and performed in over thirty languages. He is the author of American Dervish, a Kirkus Reviews Best Book of the Year, and Homeland Elegies, named one of the 10 Best Books of 2020 by The New York Times. The Radiance, his forthcoming novel, will be published in Fall 2026. Akhtar is the author of several plays including Disgraced, which won the Pulitzer Prize for Drama.
Event Details
Reserved and general admission seating. Everyone must have a ticket.
- Doors Open
- 6:30 PM
- Age Restriction or Recommendation
- All ages welcome
Tickets
Series subscriptions ($125–$495) available only through Literary Arts. For questions, please email la@literary-arts.org.
Arts for All tickets available in person (with SNAP or Oregon Trail Card) at the Arlene Schnitzer Concert Hall box office, starting at 5:30 PM on the night of the event, and quantities are limited. Limited to two tickets.
No refunds or exchanges.
Arlene Schnitzer Concert Hall
Once a grand movie palace, now Portland’s most elegant stage — the Schnitz shimmers with nearly a century of music, laughter and inspiration.