Theater
Robert Mugge's 'The Kingdom of Zydeco' Proves His Talent [Review]
Do Female African Americans Get Heard in the Theater?
Do the works of African American playwrights of the female persuasion get a fair chance at being heard on the stage? Playwright Lynn Nottage, who has been an often caustic critic on this very subject, was in London to receive the prestigious Susan Smith Blackburn award for female playwrights. Only 12 percent of plays in the last three years have been authored by African American women. Worse yet, however, is there are none this year, by any woman period. BRIEF: ‘Hamilton’ Star Leads Effort to Save Damaged Drama Book Shop
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