Pinoy: A ‘merican Tale is not a show about depression, a show about religion, or a show about mental illness. It is not a show about first generation Filipino-Americans, a show about alcoholism, or a show about failed expectations. It is a show about all of these things.  Quite the tall order indeed.

Fringe’s for colored girls who have considered suicide/ when the rainbow is enuf marks the launch of the Colored People’s Theatre Collective, “whose mission is to explore, challenge, and impact how race and diversity are seen on stage.” A heartfelt infusion of poetry, dance, and song, told by an unflinchingly multi-talented cast of women, for […]

At the height of Machinal’s success in 1928, its playwright Sophie Treadwell would have been considered “the man.”  A man? No. Wildly brave, adventurous, talented, brilliant, and strong. Yes. I’d refer to her as “the woman” but this probably wouldn’t have satisfied her, either.