‘Monumental Travesties’ at Mosaic Theater Company makes the vandalism of a controversial statue a source of comedy Review by Peter Marks for The Washington Post What says ally-ship quite like a White man with Black Lives Matter emblazoned on his tighty whities? It’s a question you’ve probably never thought of asking. But playwright Psalmayene...
A playwright, Psalmayene 24, takes down a problematic memorial, with comedy
In Mosaic Theater’s ‘Monumental Travesties,’ playwright Psalmayene 24 critiques D.C.’s controversial Emancipation Memorial By Celia Wren for The Washington Post The new play “Monumental Travesties” is a comedy, but the perception that sparked it was no laughing matter. “The seeds of it started with my disdain for the monument,” says playwright Psalmayene 24, speaking...
PAY THE WRITER, by Tawni O’Dell, Starring Ron Canada, Marcia Cross, Bryan Batt, More, Opens Off-Broadway August 21
The timely new play began its run with a benefit performance supporting the Writers Guild of America. By Margaret Hall, Logan Culwell-Block for Playbill.com Pay the Writer, a timely new play from Tawni O’Dell (Back Roads), officially opens Off-Broadway August 21, after beginning performances August 13. The production plays through September 30 at The Alice...
Barrington Stage bringing back ‘Happiest Man on Earth’ by Mark St. Germain
Season-opening show returning for performances from Sept. 22 to Oct. 8 PITTSFIELD, Mass. — Longtime TV and film actor Kenneth Tigar will return to the role of a 100-year-old Holocaust survivor in Barrington Stage Company’s production of the one-character play “The Happiest Man on Earth,” running Sept. 22 to Oct. 8 on BSC’s intimate the...
AWARD-WINNING PLAYWRIGHT IFA BAYEZA IS IN NORTHEAST OHIO WRITING AN ORIGINAL DRAMA ABOUT THE HISTORICAL OBERLIN-WELLINGTON RESCUE THAT SHEDS LIGHT ON THE JOURNEY, CHALLENGES, AND ULTIMATE FREEDOM OF RUNAWAY SLAVE JOHN PRICE
Trio of free Staged Readings directed by Tony F. Sias of Karamu House held at Oberlin College’s Irene and Alan Wurtzel Theater on June 23, 24, and 25 As communities across the country, and in Northeast Ohio begin the many celebrations surrounding Juneteenth, the federal holiday commemorating the emancipation of enslaved African Americans, nationally...