Belonging and Becoming: Reflections on #TCG17
What was a critic of color doing at a theatre conference? Only listening, learning, networking, and finding his place.
Category Archives: Opinion
How Bloomsburg’s ‘Gunpowder Joe’ Took Aim at 2017
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?
Kirsten Childs Thinks Big
Her new musical ‘Bella’ is a tall tale about an unlikely Old West heroine.
Notes From a Celebration: Pacific Playwrights Festival Turns 20
South Coast’s rep for developing new work makes another strong showing.
I Am Miss Saigon, and I Hate It
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.
New Black Fest: The Revolution May Be Theatricalized
Play reading festivals come and go, but there was something electric and urgent about this year, the fest’s 7th.
How One Song Changed the Arc of ‘Great Comet’
More than just a nice showcase for Josh Groban, ‘Dust and Ashes’ makes the non-linearity of mental illness dramatically compelling.
Guides for Survival in the Trump Simulacrum
When the familiar seems strange and vice versa, writers who have grasped that dichotomy seem all the more necessary.
Guess Who’s Coming to Dinner in ‘A Moveable Feast’?
The Book-It Repertory Theatre adaptation of the Hemingway classic takes audiences on a Parisian tour.
Raising the Bar at the Colorado New Play Summit
Denver Center’s annual new-play festival, now in its 12th year, shows writers in dialogue with the moment.
