Dael Orlandersmith Is a Poet of Life’s Complexity
Whether telling her own story or others’, the playwright/performer brings her full presence and the truth of her imagination to the jam.
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Whether telling her own story or others’, the playwright/performer brings her full presence and the truth of her imagination to the jam.
The longtime theatre writer for the LA Weekly and Stage Raw was already a local theatre leader; his new job just makes it official.
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