arts and entertainment
‘Hooded, or Being Black for Dummies’ explores racial identity, privilege, prejudice
March 16, 2022Is it possible to address hot-button, ever-timely issues such as racial identity, privilege, prejudice, pop culture, and even racially motivated murder with dark-comedy irreverence?
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Majority Latina cast and crew in world premiere play ‘Alma’
March 15, 2022It has been a coming of age story all along—and really, what else would it be?
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Filmic gifts of Gugu: ‘Fast Color’ and ‘The Girl Before’
March 10, 2022One can only hope that Gugu will continue to use her extraordinary gifts, gracing our screens to advance such causes and further our understanding and action.
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‘The Lehman Trilogy’: Epic theater traces a finance family’s 160-year history
March 9, 2022One doesn’t have to admire these people, except for the sheer brilliance of their heartless audacity, to recognize The Lehman Trilogy as one of the most significant plays of our time.
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‘From’ is a terrifying horror allegory of society in times of peril
February 25, 2022Hopefully From stays on its current trajectory and doesn’t stray too far from the elements, including the real-world allegory that makes it so compelling.
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