Tag: Lynn Nottage
At BSU, a snappy and witty ‘Fabulation, or the Re-Education of...
Bowie State University students perform Lynn Nottage's play full of heart and human foible. By CYBELE POMEROY
Lynn Nottage’s ‘Intimate Apparel’ at Compass Rose is marvelous theater
The play delves into sexism, classism, and racism in 1905 New York City. The performances take you to deep and thoughtful places. By WILLIAM POWELL
‘MJ’ on tour at the National Theatre explodes with hits from...
The concert-like jukebox musical features phenomenal choreography and spectacle and avoids controversy. By WILLIAM POWELL
Five recent releases for summer reading by and about key women...
Among the recently released theater publications are works by one twice-nominated and two Tony-winning women playwrights, and two books about the woman who founded...
The passion of Lynn Nottage’s ‘Intimate Apparel’ at Maryland Ensemble Theatre
The production perfectly touches the fabric of the life of a Black seamstress in 1905 New York. By BOB ASHBY
Moving family drama ‘Crumbs From the Table of Joy’ unfolds at...
The talented and capable cast give life to Lynn Nottage's astounding piece of art. By CONSTANCE BEULAH
Strong acting and lyrical direction deliver a powerful ‘Sweat’ at Keegan...
Playwright Lynn Nottage shows in intimate detail what happens in a community when the jobs are gone. By GREGORY FORD
Rooftop Productions’ ‘By the Way, Meet Vera Stark’ charms and ignites
This electric cast illuminates the life of esteemed Black actress Vera Stark and the prejudices she fights to blaze into the 1930s film industry.
‘Clyde’s’ at Studio Theatre is stacked with fine performances
Set in a truckstop sandwich shop, Lynn Nottage's hit play serves up her signature blend of pathos and insight.
Humor and commentary meet in ‘By the Way, Meet Vera Stark’...
The Corcoran School of the Arts and Design production executes Playwright Lynn Nottage’s vision marvelously.
An emotionally powerful ‘Sweat’ from U.S. Naval Academy Masqueraders
Kudos to the troupe for tackling Lynn Nottage's meaningful play.
Lynn Nottage’s ‘Intimate Apparel’ is crafted with care at Theater J
An evening that is moving, insightful, and tailored to the play’s strengths.
An unforgettable elephant haunts ‘Mlima’s Tale’ by Lynn Nottage at 1st...
Mlima’s magnificence is given powerful embodiment by actor Jeremy Keith Hunter, whose deeply committed performance anchors this production.
Red Bull Theater, Mauricio Martínez, and Lynn Nottage streaming this week...
Streaming this week are three top picks from NYC that offer a variety of events to suit every taste, from a staged reading of...
Colonial Players entertains with complex ‘By the Way, Meet Vera Stark’
An illuminating exploration of Black erasure through typecasting in Hollywood.
Review: ‘Sweat’ at Everyman Theatre
Lynn Nottage last year became the first woman to win a second Pulitzer Prize for Drama thanks to her play Sweat, a dramatization of...
Review: ‘Intimate Apparel’ at Villanova Theatre
Villanova Theatre’s final production for 2017 is Intimate Apparel, directed by Valerie Joyce. The play, penned by Pulitzer Prize winner Lynn Nottage, tells the...
Interview: Jade Wheeler and Bueka Uwemedimo from Everyman Theatre’s production of...
Intimate Apparel is the story of a woman named Esther. In 1905, Esther is a 35-year-old woman who lives in a rooming house with...
Review: ‘Fabulation or the Re-education of Undine’ at Port City Playhouse
Lynn Nottage’s Fabulation or the Re-education of Undine is an outrageously hilarious romp into the fabulated life of Undine Barnes Callas, a feisty, successful...
Review: ‘One More River to Cross: A Verbatim Fugue’ at The...
Lynn Nottage wrote One More River to Cross: A Verbatim Fugue a decade ago, yet oddly enough, it has never been produced onstage before....