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Monday, May 25, 2015

A D.C. cemetery's dead come to life again on stage by Deneen L. Brown

Awoman threatens from a darkened stage: "I will come back and haunt you!" She stares at the audience. If a developer so much as removes a stone from Woodlawn Cemetery, a historic burial plac…

SOURCE: Washington Post at 05:58PM
Monday, November 19, 2012

‘Pullman Porter Blues’ at Arena Stage by Deneen L. Brown

In Scene 5, the impeccably dressed Pullman porter smooths his starched white service jacket, white shirt and dark tie. He smiles a big, wide smile as he instructs a younger porter working on…

SOURCE: Washington Post at 01:04PM
Friday, July 27, 2012

At Georgetown, reading will highlight a long-standing reality of theater: Gender bias by Deneen L. Brown

It is a peculiar distinction in the world of playwrights: Works written by men are often called plays. But works written by women are often categorized as “women’s plays.” “There is…

SOURCE: Washington Post at 10:31AM