123 stories by "Kelundra Smith"
This diverse group of multi-hyphenates are spreading their wings across Houston and beyond.
In 1968, one of the regional theatre's founding mothers wrote an urgent memo to her board: It was long past time to integrate the company and diversify the audience.
As theatres across the country diversify their casting of Disney princesses in musicals, more girls get to see themselves onstage.
The creative team at TuYo Theatre on how and why they created 'Pasale Pasale.'
The fifth iteration of Lincoln Center's festival for neurodiverse families was shorter but broader, offering many pathways for engagement.
Theatre leaders gathered to train, talk, and meet with Congressional staff about urgent issues facing the industry.
Led initially by playwrights Dominique Morisseau and Jeremy O. Harris, Black affinity nights are proliferating at theatres across the U.S.
A Swedish production about teen insomnia tests the boundaries of storytelling with virtual technology.
Tituss Burgess and Azie Dungey discuss faith, adapting a classic, and loving musical theatre.
These seasoned Atlanta artists prove that creative entrepreneurship and collaboration are keys to a vibrant career in one of the South's most exciting cities.
In Lisa B. Thompson's new play, 'Black Feminist Guide to the Human Body,' the playwright and professor seeks a softer life for Black women as they age.
It's often said that most people spend their adulthood trying to get...
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From the mid-19th century to the early 20th century, the circus was...
The post Review: Alliance's "Water for Elephants" brings more circus to stage than story appeared first on ARTS ATL.
By Yura Sapi, Kelundra Smith. This week, Kelundra Smith sits down with Yura Sapi to discuss building her own table as a playwright and shares the process and inspiration behind some of her l…
A Gatorade with vodka for breakfast, Diet Coke with vodka mid-morning and...
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It's the most wonderful time of the year: Broadway is in full...
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The game's afoot in Ms. Holmes & Ms. Watson " #2B from...
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What happens to an activist when a movement loses its steam? How...
The post Review: "Sunset Baby" delves into the aftermath of activism trauma appeared first on ARTS ATL.
Laughter is the best medicine, but some things just aren't funny. However,...
The post Review: Actors Express' "Bootycandy" unwraps bitter and sweet of Black gay life appeared first on ARTS …
"Dear Nettie, Things is hard here. People keep on making things worse...
The post Review: City Springs Theatre finds "The Color Purple's" bluesy, beating heart appeared first on ARTS ATL.
When Mahalia Jackson started singing in Pentecostal churches in Chicago, preachers didn't...
The post Review: McQueen's singing is "Mahalia: A Gospel Musical's" main redemption appeared firs…
"There's only the mission, the moment, the money" for Marie Baker, a...
The post Review: The story gets held up in Georgia Ensemble's bouncy "Pants Bandit" appeared first on ARTS ATL.
Everyone has a Cinderella. Whether it's the 1950 Disney animated version, 1997's made-for-TV...
The post Review: Aurora's "Cinderella" delivers fairy-tale joy at just the right moment app…
The '80s are back, or perhaps they never went away. We see...
The post Review: Positive aspects aside, two acts don't unite in Aurora's "Song and Dance" appeared first on ARTS ATL.
When Cydnei Prather was a SCAD theater major it didn't take her...
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