Donna Bryson: How a black Oklahoma! is an even more deeply American story
The end of the play serves as an ominous foreshadowing to the struggles black Americans would face in coming decades.
After 75 years, Oklahoma! through a colorful new lens
Chris Coleman is setting the classic musical in an African-American town, and he looks forward to the conversations that spurs
What is the role of the rap and the rhymes in ‘Vietgone’?
Here’s why the creators of Vietgone think using an art form that didn’t fully exist in 1975 still makes for the perfect storytelling tool
‘Vietgone’ playwright: And now, for someone completely different
Qui Nguyen believes Vietgone ‘should remind us all that America can be better than what it is right now.’
‘Vietgone’: Not just another war story
When describing his play’s style, Nguyen says: “It’s as influenced by Quentin Tarantino as it is influenced by David Henry Hwang as it is influenced by Jay-Z.”
What is ‘Vietgone’? Above all, ‘a heart-expanding love story’
‘Vietgone’ is quirky, unconventional and even Brechtian. But what makes it most remarkable are its two uncommon protagonists
Colorado’s Lumineer to introduce Rattlesnake Kate at Mixed Taste
High-school theatre set Pekarek on a path toward international stardom, a Greeley legend … and a Denver Center commission
Capital campaign envisions ‘A Grander Opening’ for DCPA
Stage Theatre will be renamed Marvin and Judi Wolf Theatre upon its reopening in 2020; effort already 75 percent to goal.
‘Human Error’ playwright on comedy as a way of confronting our problems
Five things we learned at ‘Perspectives’: Right now is a pretty good time for all of us to sit back and have a laugh together
‘The Book of Will’ wins national critics’ Steinberg New Play Award
Lauren Gunderson scores the nation’s largest prize for new plays, which comes with a $25,000 cash award