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Friday, June 15, 2012

D.C. Black Theatre Festival celebrates stories about people of color by Deneen Brown

A few years ago, D.C. playwright Glenn Alan was watching a television program about black theater when he heard a clip from Larry Leon Hamlin, founder of the National Black Theatre Festival,…

SOURCE: Washington Post at 12:52PM
Friday, January 6, 2012

What is the state of black theater in D.C.? by Deneen Brown

In this city with a population that is almost 50 percent African American, there is only one full-time professional black theater company. There are no black-owned theater houses or stages i…

SOURCE: Washington Post at 03:42PM
Friday, November 11, 2011

Intellectually disabled actors challenge what it means to be “normal” by Deneen Brown

Act 1 begins with them being committed. “Whatisthisplace?” an actress asks during a rehearsal of “Past, Present, Future: A performance that challenges perceptions, attitudes and the wo…

SOURCE: Washington Post at 03:43PM
Wednesday, October 26, 2011

Playwright Karen Zacarías finds inspiration in Arena Stage’s residency program by Deneen Brown

ACT ONE. SCENE ONE.. Playwright sits at a kitchen table in pink T-shirt and jeans, rewriting the second act of a play that will be produced in two weeks at a major Washington theater. Playw…

SOURCE: Washington Post at 05:34PM

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