When Critics Don’t Like Their Reflection
Why my play ‘Pass Over’ inspired a whitelash—and a backlash against it from artists who felt targeted.
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Why my play ‘Pass Over’ inspired a whitelash—and a backlash against it from artists who felt targeted.
What was a critic of color doing at a theatre conference? Only listening, learning, networking, and finding his place.
I was commissioned to write about a divisive historical figure. Who knew my play would drop when U.S. history was writing an explosive new chapter?
Her new musical ‘Bella’ is a tall tale about an unlikely Old West heroine.
South Coast’s rep for developing new work makes another strong showing.
It’s not just that the hit musical doesn’t tell my family’s story. It’s that it perpetuates a narrative in which the Vietnamese are victims, not fighters.
Play reading festivals come and go, but there was something electric and urgent about this year, the fest’s 7th.
More than just a nice showcase for Josh Groban, ‘Dust and Ashes’ makes the non-linearity of mental illness dramatically compelling.
When the familiar seems strange and vice versa, writers who have grasped that dichotomy seem all the more necessary.
The Book-It Repertory Theatre adaptation of the Hemingway classic takes audiences on a Parisian tour.