In 1983, Arthur Miller staged his 1949 Pulitzer Prize-winning play “Death of a Salesman” at Beijing People’s Art Theater for the first time, featuring an all-Chinese cast. Behind the scenes, a woman made it all possible, interpreting Miller’s ideas of insurance, salesmen, and football for a Chinese cast who brought those ideals to life.

Students, faculty, and community members braved heavy rainfall and flooded streets for the premiere of Rice University professor Huatse Gyal’s debut documentary “Khata” last month hosted by the Modern Tibetan Studies Program.