The Rising Tide of ‘An Ocean in My Bones’

Earlier this month, Terrence Spivey’s play about the last slave ship, Clotilda, had its premiere in the Alabama community its survivors built.

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“Leaders are just struggling so badly at the moment…I’m hearing that they’re just having a hell of a time trying to sell tickets…they’re thinking about much more commercial, popular titles, which is such a devil’s game.” —#SheldonEpps in #AmericanTheatre https://www.americantheatre.org/2022/12/20/sheldon-epps-making-the-case-for-diversity-in-all-directions/ #theatre #arts #regionaltheatre
Sheldon Epps: Making the Case for Diversity in All Directions

The longtime artistic director of Pasadena Playhouse talks about his new book, which recounts a career of both achievements and arguments over the shape (and shade) of the American theatre.

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Great conversation from #AmericanTheatre magazine, shared thanks to the upcoming spring premiere of #FatHam on Broadway. https://www.americantheatre.org/2022/06/27/meeting-the-moment-with-a-pulitzer-winner-and-2-finalists/
Meeting the Moment With a Pulitzer Winner and 2 Finalists

James Ijames, Kristina Wong, and Sylvia Khoury talk about what inspired their award-worthy plays and how they shaped them.

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#Playwright #LuisAlfaro on the power of representation in #NewPlayDevelopment as his season of #CenterTheatreGroup’s Writer’s Workshop — made up of all #LosAngeles #women #playwrights — draws to a close: “The future is female. Our #AmericanTheatre may be ailing in its visions, but its #artists continue the ancient path, regardless of.”
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