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  • Playwright Makambe K Simamba on Fearlessly Exploring "How Far Characters are Willing to Go in Order to Live Their Truths"
    Playwright Makambe K Simamba on Fearlessly Exploring "How Far Characters are Willing to Go in Order to Live Their Truths"
    June 21, 2021

    Playwright Makambe K Simamba on Fearlessly Exploring "How Far Characters are Willing to Go in Order to Live Their Truths"

    CW: discussion of anti-Black violenceIt's a gutting image: a seventeen-year old Black boy, a child in a hoodie, dead far too soon because of hateful and unchecked anti-Black racism. Makambe K Simamba's Our ...

  • Michael Grant on His (Naked) New Play & Creating a Fictional Small Town Across His Works
    Michael Grant on His (Naked) New Play & Creating a Fictional Small Town Across His Works
    February 02, 2021

    Michael Grant on His (Naked) New Play & Creating a Fictional Small Town Across His Works

    Norm and Ruth were just trying to get their marriage back on track. A simple idea: to head back to a place they knew they'd been happy and see if they can re-capture the spark there. But the struggling ...

  • Trina Davies' Brilliant New Play, Silence, Brings an Overlooked Figure in History to Centre Stage
    Trina Davies' Brilliant New Play, Silence, Brings an Overlooked Figure in History to Centre Stage
    January 19, 2021

    Trina Davies' Brilliant New Play, Silence, Brings an Overlooked Figure in History to Centre Stage

    It would be hard to find anyone who doesn't know who Alexander Graham Bell, the inventor of the telephone, was. But Mabel Hubbard Bell isn't a name that pops up in many history classes. The untold story ...

  • "Theatre is Collaborative at its Core" Norman Yeung on Writing for the Stage, Shower Thoughts, & Going Full Carnival
    "Theatre is Collaborative at its Core" Norman Yeung on Writing for the Stage, Shower Thoughts, & Going Full Carnival
    December 16, 2020

    "Theatre is Collaborative at its Core" Norman Yeung on Writing for the Stage, Shower Thoughts, & Going Full Carnival

    In the age of social media and lives lived partially online, the issue of free speech is perhaps more heated than ever. When Isabelle, a film professor, creates an unmoderated online discussion for her ...

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