arts and culture
Modern Yiddish publishing: New feminist horror stories by Elizabeth Schwartz
August 14, 2023Schwartz excels at word-painting the social environments she writes about.
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‘Kokomo City’ review: An unfiltered look into the lives of Black trans women sex workers
August 11, 2023A raw and unfiltered look into the lives of Black trans women sex workers.
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Intersectional play ‘All Things Considered’: ‘We’re not in Jamaica any more’
August 9, 2023Gordon’s play is very contemporary, taking on controversial, difficult topics involving national and cultural identity and more.
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‘One Moment of Freedom’ tells the dramatic story of the formerly enslaved MumBet
August 3, 2023The play lifts up the historical figure of Elizabeth “MumBet” Freeman and helps to restore her to public consciousness.
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East meets West meets Topanga in Terrence McNally’s ‘A Perfect Ganesh’
August 1, 2023The two-act play is well-acted and spiced with humor, as Katharine and Margaret are the classic fish-out-of-water characters, with all the comic implications that holds.
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