An Uplifting Black Play Is What We Need Right Now - Why Chisa Hutchinson felt compelled to write a drama filled with joy

Why Chisa Hutchinson felt compelled to write a drama filled with joy---Both in the news and on stage, stories about the African-American experience can be grim and disturbing -- hardly surprising, given our nation's history. In the post-Obama era, many of the mostlaudedplaysby blackwriters have featured a decidedly bleak perspective. African-American dramatist Chisa Hutchinson completely gets it. "We're kind of in a …

« Back to BroadwayStars