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

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

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

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,

William Helmuth Heyen is a famous American poet and editor. He was born in Brooklyn, New York, in 1940 and grew up along with his three brothers in Nesconset, Suffolk County, New York. About Heyen’s Family & Personal Life His father “Henry Jürgen Heyen,” and mother “Wilhelmine Auguste Else Wormke” were from Germany. William’s father

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

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

People R Ready - The Musical If there was a unified mindset that emerged from the pandemic’s long quarantine, it was that people were ready to resume their lives. A return to normalcy, or whatever the new normal might be, was what everyone craved. The next challenge was adjusting to changes in a post-pandemic world.

Theater in Transition Color-blind casting has helped diversify roles for actors. In terms of diversifying the world of the stage, though, not so much. To make the world on stage reflect a more diverse audience—characters  of different ethnicities, abilities, and backgrounds need to encounter each other as they do in life. On stage, they need