Centerstage

May 8, 2013

'The Cycle' continues

The history of the Chicago neighborhood of Clybourne Park has inspired great works of fiction with a timeline that stretches from 1959 to the present.

Kwame Kwei-Armah discusses his previous plays and how they relate to "Beneatha's Place."

Kwei-Armah elaborates on the 'State of the Nation' play, ownership, and political rhetoric

Each play in "The Raisin Cycle" is in conversation with the other, and each stands alone

April 22, 2013

April 22, 2013

Maryland Morning theater critic J. Wynn Rousuck reviews Clybourne Park which she says is one of the most produced plays at regional theatres this season.

March 25, 2013

"But these directorial and design choices aren't quite enough to make Mud Blue Sky soar." - J. Wynn Rousuck

The flight attendants in CENTERSTAGE's production of "Mud Blue Sky" are overworked, and have plenty of baggage themselves.

March 12, 2013

The state plans to build a new 120-bed jail to house juvenile offenders charged as adults in Baltimore; that's scaled down from an original 180-bed plan. Advocates would like to see it scaled down to zero. We'll look into whether there's a path in Annapolis to stopping construction and devoting resources to programs like rec centers and school construction.

In the wake of the Connecticut elementary school massacre, once again the cry goes up: "We need to talk about mental health!" But...how do we talk about it?

"CENTERSTAGE's production, however, is stunningly directed by Curt Columbus."  J.Wynn Rousuck

"Centerstage's swift, engrossing production...seems less about the Fifties or Sixties than it does about right now" -J. Wynn Rousuck.

Theater critic J. Wynn Rousuck reviews CENTERSTAGE's production of "An Enemy of the People," adapted by Arthur Miller from Henrick Ibsen's 19th century play.

Johns Hopkins and University of Maryland students are holding rallies this week under the banner, “My Generation Will be Free.” They want to end human trafficking, which is a major problem in Maryland, and getting worse for minors. We talk to one of the students hosting the events, and to the director of an organization that helps victims of trafficking.

How to best reforest western Maryland’s strip-mined land.

A review of Centerstage's production of "The Whipping Man," directed by Kwame Kwei-Armah.