Guest Blog by Terry Dwyer When A Raisin in the Sun opened on March 11, 1959, Lorraine Hansberry became the first Black female playwright to have her play performed on Broadway. The play was nominated for four Tony Awards in 1960 including Best Play. However, it would take seventeen years for another Black female playwright

A Guest Blog by Terry Dwyer “Do not judge me by my success, judge me by how many times I fell down and got back up again.” Nelson MandelaTweet What is the state of theater after its COVID hibernation? We are nearly two years out of the pandemic bubble and that looming question remains. While

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Patti Wray’s first encounter with the story of Nat Turner was in 1968. At the age of 16, she was attending a (white) Turner family reunion in South Hampton County — which she was only interested in joining because she was allowed to drive her grandmother’s new blue Chevy convertible. While there, she discovered a

No child was ever born without pain--even if the mother was anesthetized by an epidural, general anesthesia, or a fifth of Glenlivet. Theatre in 2022 and beyond will have to experience similar spasms if it is to survive and grow as a viable force in this century. Zeiders American Dream Theater in Virginia Beach, VA,

Hidden Stories of American Racial Intersection History is more than recording the election of state leaders, a timeline of momentous battles, or the changing geography of civilizations. It is the story of people, of communities, of life, loss, and, hopefully, redemption. Sometimes, the important stories are lost. In the USA, many stories of our Black

Royal Tea is a fun flexible cast play script for girls that can make an entertaining afternoon or evening entertainment to celebrate a birthday.

Poetic drama or verse drama has successfully reared its head along the way: Under Milkwood by Dylan Thomas who understood theatricality and resonance and dramatic cadence, for example. I once saw a production of that play by the National Theatre of the Deaf with signing from the stage which was not only functional but as

Just recently, two of Virginia’s most noted poets, Carolyn Kreiter-Foronda and Robert P. Arthur have combined talents to produce a work for the stage, River Country. Kreiter-Foronda is a former Poet-Laureate of Virginia and an award-winning poetry advocate who tirelessly brings poetry to the community in the form of workshops and readings. Arthur, also a