Martin Marietta Center for the Performing Arts
Raleigh, North Carolina
September 6 - September 8
This Happened Today
And so I read Zoe Saldana’s confession today. I remember she wore Blackface to play Nina Simone. And then I heard her confession today again after my reflection and, well,
First Day of Rehearsal: Black Girl Magic
This show uniquely included a Black female director (Kathy Hunter Williams, 2r), a dialect coach (Tia James,1l) and a line reader (Rasool Jahan, far right) for the lead actress (Yolanda
Guest Appearance at Museum of Art
I am here with the lovely Kyma Lassiter, the Constituent Affairs Liaison for the North Carolina African American Heritage Commission. For the commission’s August brunch during the Nina Simone weekend,
The State of Things Radio Program
The State of Things Radio Program I relish the times when I can, in the middle of my workday, break for lunch to “play”. This day was one of those
The Rehearsal Process
You may hear often that shows can not be mounted without a great production team. I have to tell you, for the PlayMakers run we worked with the best of
RDU On Stage Podcast Interview with Show Creatives
RDU On Stage Podcast Interview with Show Creatives I remember this day well when we met for our first interview for the show before a first rehearsal. I gathered with
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