Thoughts from the Director & Playwright

Thoughts from the Director & Playwright

by | Aug 14, 2014 | News

ON TAVERNS AND TALL TALES Stories are bigger at the bar. There is something about the inherent camaraderie of tippling strangers that renders even the simple story a little bigger, a little more rigorously outlandish. The fits and starts that comprise our daily lives...
Interview with Native Son’s Nambi E. Kelley

Interview with Native Son’s Nambi E. Kelley

by | Aug 5, 2014 | Native Son

by Shepsu Aakhu I first met Nambi E. Kelley just as she was graduating from the Goodman School of Drama at DePaul University.  She was, and frankly still is a vibrant, energetic, and focused artist with a sense of her craft that is astounding.  During our many years...
“Hank Williams: Lost Highway” Director Statements

“Hank Williams: Lost Highway” Director Statements

by | Jul 17, 2014 | News

In January 2011, Matt Brumlow invited me to his solo performance Nobody Lonesome for Me about Hank Williams Sr at Milwaukee Repertory Theater. Watching his incredible portrayal of Hank – rich with celebrated songs; physical manifestations of spina bifida, substance...

Submissions for American Blues Theater’s 2015 award are open July 1, 2014 – Sept. 1, 2014.

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