BY THE WAY, MEET VERA STARK is a seventy-year journey through the life of Vera Stark, a headstrong maid and budding actress in a time when speaking roles for African-American actors were impossible to come by, and her tangled relationship with her boss, a Hollywood star desperately trying to hold on to her career. When Vera lands a groundbreaking role in a new Southern epic, she turns Hollywood on its head and paves the way for future generations of black actresses. Seventy years later, film buffs are left to reflect on the life and legacy of this controversial star, whose eventual fame and fortune may have come at the price of perpetuating dangerous stereotypes. BY THE WAY, MEET VERA STARK celebrates the individuals who fuelled the remarkable American cultural changes of the twentieth century and examines themes of gender and race identity.
Videos
FIDDLER ON THE ROOF
Kweskin Theatre (6/7 - 6/29)
PHOTOS
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2.5 Minute Ride
Hartford Stage (5/30 - 6/23) | ||
The Lion King
Bushnell Center for the Performing Arts [Belding Theater] (11/13 - 12/1) | ||
Dinos in the Creek Week
The Legacy Theatre (7/16 - 7/18) | ||
THE BAKER'S WIFE
Ridgefield Theater Barn (5/31 - 6/22) | ||
Sarah Ruhls’ EURYDICE
Powerhouse Theatre in Waveny Park (6/7 - 6/23) | ||
Les Miserables
Bushnell Center for the Performing Arts [Mortensen Hall] (10/29 - 11/3) | ||
The Music of My Life with Frank Mastrone
Music Theatre of CT (6/22 - 6/22) | ||
Broadway Bound Theatre Festival 2024 Season
Powerhouse Theatre (8/8 - 9/1) | ||
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