As part of the Midtown International Theatre Festival, The American Black Box premieres almost a week from today in NYC.  Based on a true story about a man wrongfully accused of being a terrorist, shipped by the U.S. to Syria, imprisoned and tortured, The American Black Box, is a play that focuses on issues of [...]

July 2, 2009 by katherine | Tags: human rights, immigration, midtown international theatre festival, Play, Syria, the american black box, Theatre, vincent scott | No Comments »

7-Eleven is open 24/7 right? But soon theatre co. Desipina & Company will be closing its NYC show on immigration - Seven.11 Convenience.
The series includes seven short plays, eleven minutes each, set in the well-known American convenience store. Immigrant stereotypes, specifically those of convenience store employees, and the hardships of immigrant assimilation are at the [...]

June 17, 2009 by katherine | Tags: 7-Eleven, b-activsts, Center Stage, Despina and Company, immigrants, immigration, Play, theater | No Comments »

Have you ever wondered what getting married for a green card was really like?
New play Strangers, tries to bring light to something that couples go through, so they can stay together, or so one can simply stay in the U.S.
The era of dark crime dramas and postwar paranoia is a unique setting for this play, [...]

May 7, 2009 by anisha | Tags: b-activists, film noir, green card, immigration, marriage, Ontological Theater, Play, Shalimar, Strangers, theater, Theatre | 2 Comments »

Native Americans haven’t had nearly enough spotlight in the arts as they deserve, but Mixed Blood Theatre is out to change that. Based in Minneapolis, this company is dedicated to promoting multiculturalism and granting voices to less prominent demographics through non-traditional and culture-conscious productions. Its latest production is Red Ink, an anthology of plays by [...]

April 28, 2009 by anisha | Tags: Aigon Starr, arts, b-activists, Darren Hayden Taylor, Diane Glancy, Juanita Blackhawk, Minneapolis, Mixed Blood Theatre, multiculturalism, Native Americans, Play, Red Ink, Rhihana Yazzie, Theatre, Tomson Highway, Yvette Nolan | No Comments »

Islamophobia - it shouldn’t exist, but it does. In the last few years, anti-Muslim sentiments and stereotypes have taken up an unnecessary and unfairly large portion of our country’s attention. Riz Mirza is out to change that with his new play, Koranic Fatigue.
Brought up in the Bronx, yet with roots in New Delhi, Mirza now [...]

March 19, 2009 by admin | Tags: breakthrough, Islam, Koran, Mirza, Muslim, Play, Religion, Riz, Theatre | No Comments »