DONTRELL, WHO KISSED THE SEA is Now Playing at Open Book Theatre
by Stephi Wild
- May 21, 2024
Dontell Jones III wakes from a dream about an ancestor lost in the middle passage. He decides he must learn more, and sets off on a fantastical journey to meet his ancestor and learn from his past. In Dontrell, Who Kissed The Sea by Nathan Alan Davis, playing now through June 9th at Open Book Theatre in Trenton, the sea beckons, and we must follow.
MATERIAL ADVANTAGE Comes to the Matrix Theatre in March
by Stephi Wild
- Feb 23, 2024
Detroit local playwright Sean Paraventi will bring his latest comedy, Material Advantage, to the Matrix Theatre in March. The play is all about family – although the family at its center is anything but traditional.
Photo Flash: First Look at Panndora Productions' SWEET TEXAS RECKONING
by Louisa Brady
- Apr 16, 2016
Chosen from last year's PANNDORA'S BOX festival of new works, SWEET TEXAS RECKONING is the story of Ellie Wolcott, a Southern Baptist woman fearing a tepid and lonely old age, who attempts to reunite her daughter, Kate, with long time paramour Alan John in order to salvage her remaining years with some semblance of dignity. When Kate shows up with an unexpected guest, Ellie is forced to confront many demons, including her ideas about race, biology, bigotry, and sexuality.
