Aasif Mandvi Wants to See (and Play) More Everyday Asians
The former ‘Daily Show’ correspondent revives ‘Sakina’s Restaurant’ after 20 years, marking how far we’ve come in Asian representation, and how far we’ve yet to go.
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The former ‘Daily Show’ correspondent revives ‘Sakina’s Restaurant’ after 20 years, marking how far we’ve come in Asian representation, and how far we’ve yet to go.
Blanka Zizka, Carmen Rivera, Ed Sylvanus Iskandar, Maria Manuela Goyanes, and Ngozi Anyanwu discuss the immigrant and first-generation American experience in theatre.
America’s self-definition as a nation of immigrants is under threat, as are immigrants themselves. How are U.S. stages and artists dramatizing this moment?
America may call itself a nation of immigrants, but our stories are still scarce on U.S. stages. Let’s change that.
DACA recipients, feeling unwelcome in the country they call home, claim a home onstage.
What roles can theatre play in the global refugee crisis? Healing, representation—and diversion.
The writer of ‘The Ghosts of Lote Bravo’ talks about embracing her heritage and depicting the pain of exploited women.
The Cuban performance artists will join city officials in an effort to connect with undocumented immigrants through art.