As a first-time viewer of Pump Boys & Dinettes, a nearly 40-year-old musical that showcases the depth and breadth of Black acting, musicianship, and choreography, I was surprised (though I shouldn’t have been) to learn that Porchlight Music Theatre’s racially diverse casting was the exception, not the norm. Under the direction of Black Ensemble Theater […]
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The First Deep Breath rattles the family skeletons at Victory Gardens
Lee Edward Colston II’s play leaves it all on the table—and the floor.
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The Firestorm pulls its punches in its examination of white privilege
Our hero a racist? No sirree!