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In Chuck Mee’s ‘Utopia,’ Heaven Is a Place on Earth

His new play, debuting virtually via Cutting Ball Theater, envisions a world beyond conflict and judgment, which for him is a kind of realism.

As an experienced leader taking the helm of a unique American theatre institution, she finds it uniquely suited to her gifts.

Solís, who has been leading a BIPOC Critics Lab on his own steam, will lead one under Kennedy Center’s auspices next month.

From dramaturgs to designers, actors to devisers, these are some folks to have on your radar.

In his last interview, he talks about the Negro Ensemble Company’s heady heyday, and its influential Playwrights’ Workshop.

In her first year at the Twin Cities theatre, a series of crises offered opportunities for allyship and community-building.

Her film ‘Red Pill,’ which she thinks of as a Black woman’s ‘Get Out,’ views the nation’s ills through the lens of horror.

The communications exec, who’s working with Milwaukee Rep for 10 months on EDI, talks about building relationships and engaging diverse communities.

The actor and activist looks back on a career that began on Broadway in 1950 and took her around the world to tell Black women’s stories.

How one costume designer is working for change through her chosen medium.