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Tuesday, July 14, 2026

“Going to St. Ives” Where the Black Theater Movement Tackles Colonialism—at LBP by Kheven Lee Lagrone

Lee Blessing Conjures Two Powerful Women Tangled in Cultural Conflict by Kheven Lee LaGrone According to Director Cat Brooks, the Lower Bottom Playaz does not simply entertain, they try to g…

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Thursday, July 2, 2026

“Goat Blood” Conjures Mixture of Race, Lust, & Demons—at Rhino by Kheven Lee Lagrone

Mark-Eugene Garcia Invokes Gay Latine Mystery by Kheven Lee LaGrone Mark-Eugene Garcia’s “Goat Blood” sneaks up on us like a slowly boiling pot of water. His play starts with a simme…

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Sunday, April 5, 2026

“The Monsters”: An Intense Sibling Love Story—at Berkeley Rep by Kheven Lee Lagrone

Ngozi Anyanwu’s Big Brother/Little Sister Tale Moves Us by Kheven Lee LaGrone Berkeley Rep’s production of Ngozi Anyanwu’s “The Monsters” seduced me from its beginning. Anyanwu has…

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Monday, July 28, 2025

"The Magnolia Ballet": A Bold, Black Father-Son Love Story"at Shotgun by Kheven Lee Lagrone

Terry Guest Intertwines Black History & Growing Up, A Saga by Kheven Lee LaGrone "The Magnolia Ballet" tells a part of American history through the eyes of a Black gay teenager finding h…

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Saturday, July 26, 2025

"The Magnolia Ballet": A Bold, Black Father-Son Love Story"at Shotgun by Kheven Lee Lagrone

Terry Guest Blends Black History & Growing Up, A Saga by Kheven Lee LaGrone "The Magnolia Ballet" follows United States history through the eyes of a Black gay teenager investigating his…

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Thursday, June 19, 2025

"Yellow Face" Echoes African American History"at Shotgun by Kheven Lee Lagrone

Reflections David Henry Hwang Reflects Blackface for White America by Kheven Lee LaGrone Shotgun Players presented David Henry Hwang's "Yellow Face," which won an Obie Award for Playwriting …

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Thursday, May 8, 2025

"Gumiho" Updates Traditional Queer Asian Folklore"at Rhino by Kheven Lee Lagrone

Nina Ki Embodies Queer Women as Loveable Furries by Kheven Lee LaGrone Gumiho, a creature in traditional Korean folktales, appears as a nine-tailed, fox shapeshifter who can disguise itself …

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Tuesday, May 6, 2025

"Crumbs from the Table of Joy": A True American Story"at Aurora by Kheven Lee Lagrone

Lynn Nottage Revives Crucial Conflict in Civil Rights Era by Kheven Lee LaGrone Playwright Lynn Nottage is the only woman in history to have won two Pulitzer Prizes for Drama. Her early work…

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Wednesday, April 9, 2025

"Government Housing" Invokes AfroFuturism, Reveals Hard Truths"at LBP by Kheven Lee Lagrone

Ayodele Nzinga Transforms Realism to Fantasy, Opening Our Eyes by Kheven Lee LaGrone According to Marvin X, a leading playwright of the movement, "Black theater was the mother of the Black P…

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