Apr 05 Watch 3:33 Anna Deavere Smith puts herself into other people’s words By PBS News Hour Anna Deavere Smith, actor, playwright and activist, says she has been trying to become America, word for word. By conducting interviews and creating a narrative, she aims to make a current problem come alive. Deavere Smith offers her Brief but… Continue watching
May 03 War and sexuality overlap in Egyptian-American playwright’s work By Laila Kazmi, KCTS Weaving themes of war, betrayal and sexuality, Yussef El Guindi's latest play addresses the current atmosphere of mutual distrust between America and Arab countries. Continue reading
Jan 15 Watch In ‘Mercy Street,’ Civil War trauma meets modern medical drama By PBS News Hour "Mercy Street," a new original series on PBS, tells the story of a one-time hotel turned Union army hospital, and is based on memoirs and letters of real Civil War medical staff. Jeffrey Brown takes a look at how its… Continue watching
Dec 18 Watch 10:02 One last visit to Downton Abbey before fans say goodbye By PBS News Hour For the past five years, the Crawley family and their household of servants have entertained audiences with comedic one-liners from the Dowager Countess and dramatic calamity befalling nearly every character. Now the top-rated PBS drama of all time is drawing… Continue watching
Apr 25 Watch To be … performed: Hamlet to haunt stages in every country in the world By PBS News Hour Continue watching
Nov 27 Watch N.C. elementary schools promise arts education but access is far from equal N.C. elementary schools promise arts education but access is far from equal… Continue watching
Aug 27 Watch Storytellers Find Fertile Material in Fictionalizing Washington Dysfunction Storytellers Find Fertile Material in Fictionalizing Washington Dysfunction… Continue watching
May 10 Watch Scene From ‘Other Desert Cities’ at Arena Stage A scene from the Arena Stage production of Jon Robin Baitz's play "Other Desert Cities."… Continue watching
May 10 Watch Conversation: Jon Robin Baitz’s ‘Other Desert Cities’ Jeffrey Brown talks to playwright Jon Robin Baitz about his play "Other Desert Cities."… Continue watching
Mar 26 Watch Albany Park Theatre Project’s ‘Feast’ A scene from the Albany Park Theatre Project's play "Feast."… Continue watching