Room to Breathe
While lecturing to her students about John Coltrane’s seminal 1965 album A Love Supreme, Yazmin Ortiz, a 29-year-old Puerta Rican adjunct professor of music,...
Sealed With a Kiss
Those of us who grew up down here are pretty familiar with the concept of Tupperware parties. Avon, Herbalife, and Mary Kay Cosmetics, the...
Driving While Black
The automobile has been an iconic symbol of freedom, accomplishment, wealth, comfort, and status in America since the late 19th century. Though slow-moving like...
Disappearing Acts
The set of Instructions for a Séance looks like an escape room, with seemingly random objects everywhere, and that is indeed part of the appeal...
Algorithm of Loss
Peering across the black box theater, you might be forgiven for assuming Marjorie Prime is a sentimental examination of family. After all, based on its...
Snowy Sizzle
Whether you prefer your holiday tunes secular or sacred, many of the greatest songs ever penned revolve around this festive time of year. Along...
A Joyful Message
Since its premiere off-Broadway in 1961, Langston Hughes’ Black Nativity has only grown in popularity, first as a song-driven play based on the poet’s...
Neighborly Acts
The backlit white drapes obscuring chairs and other pieces of furniture make for a pretty compelling metaphor. Much in the way the props hide...
New Voices
Nicholas Garza described his choral group’s opening concert a couple of months ago as “uplifting and emotional,” and it sure does sound that way....
Second-Gen Theater
Despite refocusing the 2020-2021 season on virtual or outdoor programming and navigating ongoing economic uncertainty in the years since, Stage West is stronger than...
