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Encore!

lbthethespian wrote 1 month ago: It you missed our reading, the recording is available on YouTube for viewing.  PS As soon as I can, … more →

Tags: theatre, Acting, LaShonda Brown, In Sweet Rembrance, rehearsal

The Power of a Name

lbthethespian wrote 1 month ago: Tonight Tearrance pulled out the big guns and hit us with my FAVORITE monologue in the entire play. … more →

Tags: theatre, Acting, LaShonda Brown, In Sweet Rembrance, rehearsal

Three Birds in The Bush

writeuntilzion wrote 1 month ago: Absent parents make good drama, it seems. Everyone’s doing it (God’s Property, Bottlenec … more →

Tags: Theatre 2, New Writing, Feminism, three birds, Bush Theatre, Royal Exchange manchester, Janice Okoh, bruntwood prize, Susan Wokoma

What a Difference a Voice Makes

lbthethespian wrote 1 month ago: We had the final group of Sweet Briar students join us tonight for rehearsals for the first time! Th … more →

Tags: theatre, Acting, LaShonda Brown, In Sweet Rembrance, rehearsal

A Little Bit of Radio, A Whole Lotta Cheese

lbthethespian wrote 2 months ago: Technically tonight would be Day 5 of rehearsal but I will be at my church participating in a talent … more →

Tags: theatre, Acting, LaShonda Brown, In Sweet Rembrance, Video, rehearsal, Tony Camm Radio Show

It's Ok, the Curtain's Down, Let's Be Friends

lbthethespian wrote 2 months ago: So, when Michael told us to “take 5″, we decided to shoot this video as a way to introdu … more →

Tags: theatre, Acting, LaShonda Brown, In Sweet Rembrance, Video, rehearsal

You Are Now On Q...

wilburdow wrote 2 months ago: I am a huge fan of “the arts”…the performing arts:  dance, live music, spoken word … more →

Tags: OnQ Performing Arts, Anthony Ingram, african-american theatre, African American Performing Arts, Charlotte performing arts, North Carolina Theatre, Theatre Custom Designer, Theatre stylist, Charlotte Style Wilbur Dow

The Actor vs. The iPad

lbthethespian wrote 2 months ago: It never occurred to me when we started this process that we may not have physical scripts.  But now … more →

Tags: theatre, Acting, LaShonda Brown, In Sweet Rembrance, Video, rehearsal, iPad

Free to Fail

lbthethespian wrote 2 months ago: On Day 2 we had a breakthrough in rehearsal and it was definitely a moment I’ll never forget. … more →

Tags: theatre, Acting, LaShonda Brown, In Sweet Rembrance, Video, rehearsal

God's Property1 comment

writeuntilzion wrote 2 months ago: Last week I saw three shows at the Soho Theatre. This seems to happen with the Soho. Most of the tim … more →

Tags: Theatre 2, Soho Theatre, God's Property, Arinze Kene., Ash Hunter, Kingsley Ben-Adir, ria zmitrowicz, Brixton Riots, michael buffong

Fences, Theatre Royal Bath

writeuntilzion wrote 2 months ago: This raw account of African American life in the 1950′s is a hard-hitting and passionate look … more →

Tags: Theatre 2, Plays, theatre, fences, theatre royal Bath, August Wilson, bath, Pulitzer Prize, african-american theatre

'Welcome home Jacko'

politicsofdrama wrote 4 months ago: I’ve read Mustapha Maturas’ ‘Welcome home Jacko,’ this week, originally perf … more →

Tags: applied drama, Mustapha Matura, Welcome Home Jacko

Prague

twohalves wrote 8 months ago: I booked my trip to Prague right after I got back from Budapest because Eastern Europe truly left a … more →

Tags: Destinations, Prague Castle, Prague, Czech, Europe, Eastern Europe, Charles Bridge, kino lucerna, eurotrip

Happenings: Black and Latino Playwrights Conference1 comment

Audrey Webb wrote 8 months ago: Annual conference a staging ground for black and Latino playwrights By Audrey Webb Douglas Turner Wa … more →

Tags: Happenings, Around campus, Texas State University, Texas State Alumni, Texas State University Theatre, playwrights, Eugene Lee, National Endowment for the Arts, melissa maxwell

The Persistence of Old Models / Old Beliefs2 comments

Leslye "JOY" Allen wrote 1 year ago: by Leslye Joy Allen                                                                                 … more →

Tags: african american drama, Black American drama, Drama, American Theatre, Social commentary, african-american theatre, Writers, playwrights, Arts

On Black Theatre Autonomy

gustravis wrote 1 year ago: … more →

Tags: ~Issue 7, Douglas Turner Ward, Lloyd Richards, Charles Fuller, Joseph Walker, New York Times, August Wilson, Doug Ward, Ramona

On Critics and Criticism

gustravis wrote 1 year ago: On Critics and Criticism   GE: We’ve talked about this before but I’d like to get it down on tape if … more →

Tags: ~Issue 7, Douglas Turner Ward, Negro Ensemble Company, NEC, Ceremonies in Dark Old Men, The River Niger, Lindsey Patterson, Charles Fuller, In the Deepest Part of Sleep

12 Lessons...2 comments

Leslye "JOY" Allen wrote 1 year ago: …I Learned from My Parents and a Few Great Teachers (Some old advice worth repeating) by Lesly … more →

Tags: Drama, American Theatre, Social commentary, Music, Dance, Arts, Performance Arts, Exposition, Opinion

A Little Girl and "The Nativity"

Leslye "JOY" Allen wrote 1 year ago: by Leslye “Joy” Allen                                                                   … more →

Tags: african american drama, Black American drama, Drama, Social commentary, Music, Dance, african-american theatre, historians, Arts


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