Florence of Suburbia: “The Vortex” in review
While "The Vortex" contains more than its fair share of sharp banter, it is also a powerful dramedy.
Trust and obey: “Choir Boy”
Residents of Greater Los Angeles are lucky to have the West Coast premiere of Tarell Alvin McCraney's play "Choir Boy" currently running at the Geffen Playhouse.
Robey Theatre Company celebrates with Paul Robeson Theatre Festival
The two-day Festival celebrated the 20th anniversary of the Robey Theatre Company, dedicated to developing "innovative new plays written about the Black experience."
Letters from Zora: In her own words
"I was able to conjure my own self," says Black American writer Zora Neale Hurston in the non-stop phenomenon that is Letters from Zora.
Love, war, and hell in a prison cell
The Uptown Players, near the Dallas Arts District, are performing "The Kiss of the Spider Woman."
“The Assassination of Leon Trotsky: A Comedy”: What??
Lefcourt's cream pie in the face of the old Bolshevik is Trotsky's second assassination.
“Yes, Prime Minister:” Wry, sly, Brit wit
Yes, Prime Minister's bristling dialogue is decidedly political and full of humorous social commentary.
“Taming of the Shrew” brings to life classic, troubling play
Hear, hear the voice of women throughout the ages struggling for their rights, to be treated as equals, not chattel!
Red diaper babies at Tribeca and off Broadway
The award-winning drama Finks is a fictionalized play by Joe Gilford based on the lives of his actor/comedian parents, Jack and Madeline Lee Gilford, who were victims of the McCarthy-era blacklist.
