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A hidden cause of Baltimore's population loss: abortion
Population increase is a natural sign of political health. By that measure, Baltimore has been sick a long time. Six straight decades of depopulation have reduced the city by a third. Seeking not only to halt this bad case of "the dreaded shrinks" but...Tags: Migration, Customs and Tradition, Customs and Tradition, Abortion, Symptoms
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More with Amandeep Sandhu
As promised, here's the continuation of Rosalia Scalia's thoughtful Q&A with Indian novelist Amandeep Sandhu. He touches on inspirations, the challenge of writing in another language, and the role that emotion plays in great writing.
RS: You said that in...Tags: India, Fiction, Punishment, Dario Fo, Tuberculosis
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Everyman Theatre opens season with a 'Raisin' d'exit
An area theater that does consistently fine work is beginning its last season in its current home. Everyman Theatre’s upcoming season is slated to be its final one on N. Charles Street, in the Station North arts and entertainment district. Work...Tags: Station North, Howard Community College, Moss Hart, Noel Coward, George S. Kaufman
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Centerstage gets a fresh start with a topical lineup
The big news in Baltimore theater this season is the arrival of British-born Kwame Kwei-Armah, who is taking the helm as the new artistic director of Centerstage (700 N. Calvert St., 410-332-0033). Kwei-Armah, who replaces Irene Lewis, has said he's...Tags: Patapsco, Broadway Theater, Aphra Behn, William Shakespeare, Pinocchio (movie)
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Everyman's 'Raisin' revival still speaks to us today
The fall theater season is just beginning, but the Everyman Theatre production of "A Raisin in the Sun" surely will qualify as one of its highlights. African-American playwright Lorraine Hansberry's 1959 classic is a period piece with timeless appeal. It...Tags: Minority Groups, African Americans
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Review: A powerful revival of 'Trouble in Mind'
There's an unexpected case of theatrical synergy going on in the region, with two productions that look squarely at issues of race, identity and self-esteem.
At Everyman Theatre, you'll find a potent staging of Lorraine Hansberry's "A Raisin in the Sun,"...Tags: Thomas Jefferson, Murder, Celebrities, Minority Groups, Companies and Corporations
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Diverse mix for Everyman Theatre's last season on Charles St.
A year from now, Everyman Theatre will begin packing for the big move to a freshly renovated venue on the west side of town. To help stem any regrets, the title of the last show in the company's current Charles Street location will carry a familiar...Tags: Pulitzer Prize Awards, Music Theater, Companies and Corporations, Theater, Edward Albee
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August Wilson's plays shepherded by his collaborator Lloyd Richards
Sun Theater CriticA small, round man with a graying goatee and a whisper-soft voice, Lloyd Richards has been called everything from "the theatrical Duke Ellington" to a "black Santa Claus." He's also been described this way: "He's a big man but he don't act like a big...Tags: Pulitzer Prize Awards, Duke Ellington, August Wilson, Music Theater, Theater
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Theater and dance listings: Feb. 17-23
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THE 25TH ANNUAL PUTNAM COUNTY SPELLING BEE: Bay Street Players production of the William Finn/Rachel Sheinkin musical: 8 p.m. Thursdays-Saturdays, 2 p.m. Sundays and Saturday Feb. 25 (through Feb. 26); State Theatre, 109 N. Bay St.,...Tags: Theater Downtown, Orlando International Airport, Broadway Theater, Cirque du Soleil, Music Theater
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Jordan Roth, 'Clybourne Park's' Broadway producer, makes West Coast swing
Culture MonsterBroadway producer Jordan Roth was sitting in a downtown Los Angeles hotel lobby late Friday afternoon, laughing and giving a broad wave of his hand at the suggestion that he’d stumbled upon a new showbiz corollary to the “you break...... -
Valencia College presents 'A Raisin in the Sun'
Valencia College Theater will open the Lorraine Hansberry modern classic "A Raisin in the Sun" on Wednesday, Feb. 15.
The New York Times called "A Raisin in the Sun" "a play that changed American theater forever." The drama follows an African-American...Tags: Valencia College, The New York Times, Colleges and Universities, Colleges and Universities
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Taper's 'Clybourne Park' heading to Broadway after all
The cheering Thursday night at the Mark Taper Forum began backstage, half an hour before the house lights went down for Act 1 of "Clybourne Park." That's when Jordan Roth, head of the company that owns Broadway's Walter Kerr Theatre, phoned the cast...Tags: Scott Rudin, Pulitzer Prize Awards, Fiction, Martin Luther King Jr., Broadway Theater
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