Human trafficking and sex slavery: The opera
Set amidst a maelstrom of deception, secrecy and violence, Anya17 emphasizes young girls' aspirations for comfort and freedom in "the West."
Black comedy “Armadillo Necktie” exposes open wound of U.S. in Iraq
A new self-described "jet-black comedy" takes on the national American character at the apogee of its foreign "nation building" enterprise.
“It’s Just Sex!” - Hit play in a (mostly) all-Black version
The premise is simple: Three upwardly mobile, thirtyish couples get together for a party and, shall we say, things just spiral out of control.
The power of music: Alexander the Great and Handel in wartime
Handel composed Alexander's Feast in early 1736; it became one of his most popular and most often revived works during his lifetime.
“Rosenkavalier”: A still-felt operatic kiss to a dying empire
"The Chevalier of the Rose," which premiered in Dresden in 1911, is Richard Strauss's best known and most loved opera.
Bullets and broken hearts over Broadway
So, a Marxist walks into a theater to watch a fluffy new musical set in the 1930s - and leaves with a big wide smile across his face.
Screamscape: The timely play "Dreamscape" about police killings
"Dreamscape" is an urgent, ripped-from-the-headlines story about a police shooting of a young Black person.
