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Court Theatre Announces Lineup for 2019-2020 Season of Free Spotlight Reading Series
by Sarah Hookey - Aug 27, 2019

Court Theatre has announced the five plays that will be performed as part of its Spotlight Reading Series. Court's Spotlight Series endeavors to redefinea?'and ultimately expanda?'the canon of classic theatre by presenting readings of rarely produced plays by writers of color.

Razor-Sharp Satire WELCOME TO BRAGGSVILLE Comes to Book-It
by Julie Musbach - Apr 21, 2017

Book-It presents a darkly funny, world-premiere adaptation of Welcome to Braggsville by T. Geronimo Johnson. When good ol' boy D'aron Davenport lets it slip that his hometown in Georgia hosts an annual Civil War reenactment, his new friends at UC Berkeley plan to stage a protest in the form of a "performative intervention." Armed with youthful exuberance and misguided ideas of the South, the intervention goes badly awry.

Meet the New World, Same as the Old World WELCOME TO BRAGGSVILLE
by A.A. Cristi - Feb 28, 2017

To close out their 27th season, Book-It presents a darkly funny, world-premiere adaptation of Welcome to Braggsville, a novel by T. Geronimo Johnson. When good ol' boy D'aron Davenport lets it slip that his hometown in Georgia hosts an annual Civil War reenactment, his new friends at UC Berkeley plan to stage a protest in the form of a "performative intervention." Armed with youthful exuberance and misguided ideas of the South, the intervention has devastating consequences.

BWW Reviews: BLACK AT THE ASSASSINATION Deserves A+ for Compelling History Lesson
by Buster Spiller - Oct 22, 2013

Directed by Becki McDonald, who makes some excellent directing choices with her large cast of fifteen adult and children actors by combining brief oratory, traditional dialogue, and injecting cast members into the audience to DRAW viewers dead smack into the action. This created a theater experience that is equally educational, entertaining, and thought-provoking. Use of mixed media was also a component but the limitations of the performance space really hampered full immersion into the subject matter created by Robertson and Spencer in their script.

VIDEO: Sneak Peek - 'Diamond in the Rough' Episode of ABC's MODERN FAMILY
by - Dec 7, 2012

On the next episode of the ABC comedy MODERN FAMILY titled 'Diamond in the Rough' - Manny and Luke's little league team unexpectedly makes it into a playoff game, so Claire and Cameron scramble to find a location and decide to do a makeover on a rundown field. Get a sneak peek below!