Lucas Hnath’s Mother Links Violent Criminals to Police by Barry David Horwitz “Dana H.” tells us about a secret connection between extreme racist criminals and police co-conspirators. No wonder they only arrest demonstators at #BLM rallies and turn their heads when the Aryan Brotherhood brings AR-15s to peaceful protests. Even in a bubble of…
Adam Rapp Crafts a Thriller with Two Touchy Writers by Barry David Horwitz “The Sound Inside” is more like a case study than a play. When an isolated Creative Writing Professor at Yale encounters a troubled, arrogant, aspiring freshman, does their mutual literary admiration lead to enlightenment or disaster? Adam Rapp’s play is about…
Dominique Morisseau Rips the Polite Mask from Racism by Barry David Horwitz I loved “Blood at the Root.” The six young actors emerge as fully developed, believable teens. There’s enough talent in this show to make a smash Broadway musical. The actors explode from the stage and into our hearts. Based on an actual…
Michael Wayne Turner III Designs Dynamic Black Mad Hatter by Barry David Horwitz The handsome young man, with elegant curled mustache, welcomes us to his dressing room with an irresistible smile. Michael Wayne Turner III, award-winning poet, has transformed himself—onstage and off—into a powerful character from Alice in Wonderland. The mesmerizing young man has…