#lynn nottage

[emiko-matsui]

Hello. If you have a PDF, website, or video where I can read or watch any of these plays, can you please share with me? I will owe you my life.

Frozen by Bryony Lavery (1998)

Compleat Female Stage Beauty by Jeffrey Hatchet (2006)

Or, by Liz Duffy Adams (2009)

August Is A Thin Girl by Julie Marie Myatt (2008)

This Is For You, Anna by MacDonald, Khuri, White, Rubess, Nichols, Jordão (1983)

Oh Dad, Poor Dad, Mamma's Hung You In The Closet And I'm Feelin' So Sad by Arthur Kopit (1960)

Stupid Fucking Bird by Aaron Posner (2013)

Intimate Apparel by Lynn Nottage (2003)

[polis-fandom]

First pictures of Patrick Gibson in rehearsals with the cast of "CLYDE'S" , opening October 13th 2023 at Donmar Warehouse Theatre in London.

Pictures by Marc Brenner @/marcsbrenner posted on Instagram, except for the last one posted by the play's author, Lynn Nottage @/lynnnottage on her Instagram.

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[the-final-sentence]

And I eagerly await the gold rush.

Lynn Nottage, from "Putting Women Center Stage"

[ulrichgebert]

In der Musicalfassung von The Secret Life of Bees im berühmten, kleinen Almeida zeigen sich natürlich auch Abgründe der amerikanischen Seele, mit ihren Sklaven waren sie ja auch nicht weniger zimperlich als bei der Aneignung von Territorien der Ureinwohner, zaubern aber diesmal einen Theaterabend (bzw. Nachmittag) von außerordentlicher Schönheit daraus, in bester Musicaltradition lassen sie sogar May überleben (zu unserer Verwunderung, wo wir doch so wohlbereitet kamen, vgl. hier, mit Handlungsübersicht....), sind aber erfolgreich in der Kitschvermeidung und Spring Awakening- und American Psycho- Komponist Duncan Sheik findet noch mal zu einem ganz anderen, neuen musikalischen Tonfall, das ist auch schön. Die Lily auf dem Bild ist nicht Eleanor House, die fabelhafte Zweitbesetzung, die wir sahen, von der leider keine Photos gibt.

[shelley-sackett]

‘Clyde’s’ serves up redemption, one sandwich at a time

Harold Surratt and April Nixon in the Tony Award nominated “Clyde’s.” / KEVIN BERNE By Shelley A. Sackett/JEWISH JOURNAL Tikkun Olam, as explained in the Mishnah, is a Jewish concept defined by acts of kindness performed to perfect or repair the world. There are innumerable ways for us to do tikkun olam in our daily lives, each one with the potential to change everything for everyone. Although…

[caroleditosti]

'Crumbs From the Table of Joy' Keen Company's Revival of Lynn Nottage is a Must-See

The Keen Company's revival of Nottage's 'Crumbs From the Table of Joy' is one to see.

(L to R): Malika Samuel, Shanel Bailey in Crumbs From the Table of Joy (Julieta Certantes) From the excellent selection of music that fills the auditorium before Crumbs From the Table of Joy begins, to Ernestine Crump’s (Shanel Bailey) summation of the future after the roiling events with her family subsides, the Keen Company’s fine revival of Nottage’s play endears us. The playwright’s…

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Propaganda

Tallulah Bankhead (Lifeboat, Devil and the Deep, The Cheat)— Fierce, outspoken, uninhibited, and witty. An amazing actress who strongly supported civil rights and was unashamed of her sexuality.

Theresa Harris (I Walked With a Zombie, Baby Face, Out of the Past)— Being Black in old Hollywood meant that Harris never reached the heights that her talent and striking looks warranted. In the pre-code Baby Face, she plays the best friend of Barbara Stanwyck’s character, but after the code was frequently pigeonholed into maid roles. Which is DUMB because she always LIGHTS UP THE SCREEN and you cannot see anyone else!

This is round 3 of the tournament. All other polls in this bracket can be found here. Please reblog with further support of your beloved hot sexy vintage woman.

[additional propaganda submitted under the cut.]

Tallulah:

please read the personal life section of this woman’s wikipedia. a bisexual (or ambisextrous as she called herself) legend

She was bisexual. About her film The Devil and the Deep she said 'Dahling, the only reason I accepted that part was to fuck that divine Gary Cooper'.

Theresa Harris:

A hard-working black actress, most of her roles were of servants. However, whenever she had a chance she shone. The iconic Baby Face, in which she costarred with Barbara Stanwyck, is one example where her brilliance stood out.

Beautiful smile and her EYES<33

Submitted NYTimes article about Theresa Harris, Lynn Nottage, and representation of Black women in vintage film in general: https://www.nytimes.com/2011/04/24/theater/theresa-harris-a-black-actress-who-left-an-impression.html

Submitted Essence article: https://www.essence.com/news/vintage-vamp-theresa-harris/

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[cartermagazine]

Today We Honor Dr.Josephine English

Dr. Josephine English was an American gynecologist who was the first black woman to open a private practice in New York. She was also known for her work in real estate and health care, in addition to her philanthropy towards the arts.

English was born on December 17, 1920 to Jennie English and Whittie Sr. in Ontario, Virginia. She moved to Englewood, New Jersey in 1939. Her family was one of the first black families in Englewood. She attended Hunter College for her bachelor’s degree until 1949, and earned her Master’s in Psychology at New York University. She initially wanted to become a psychiatrist, but ended up choosing gynecology after discovering her interest at Meharry Medical College where she earned her medical degree in gynecology.

Dr.Josephine English opened her practice at Harlem Hospital. Once in Brooklyn, she opened up a women’s health clinic in Bushwick in 1956, as well as another in Fort Greene two decades later. During her career, English helped deliver 6,000 babies, including the children of Malcolm X, Betty Shabazz, and Lynn Nottage.

English’s interest in health care lead her establish the Adelphi Medical Center and child care programs, such as Up the Ladder Day Care and After School Program. Her passion for theater led her to establish the Paul Robeson Theater from a dilapidated church. She helped actors create performances to educate the populace on health and nutrition.

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[inthefallofasparrow]

If you've seen more than one of these, choose the option that you think is most uncommon.

[mapsofnonexistentplaces]

re: last post to more or less procure a rec list. some short story collections i finished recently that i thought were pretty fucking good: friday black by nana kwame adjei-brenyah; all that’s left to you by ghassan kanafani. go read those. also finished my reread of kafka on the shore by haruki murakami which is sooo fucking beautifully insane. on the beach by nevil shute i finished like 3 days ago and it’s still fucking haunting me fucked up book. and then rapid fire round of plays; marisol by josé rivera. intimate apparel by lynn nottage; and i’m midway through for colored girls by ntozake shange which has a really interesting concoction of poetry/drama formatting….

[polis-fandom]

"CLYDE'S" at Donmar Warehouse Theatre in London, October 16th - December 2nd, 2023.

Patrick Gibson as Jason, with the cast: Ronkẹ Adékọluẹ́jọ́, Gbemisola Ikumelo, Giles Terera and Sebastian Orozco, on stage during the performance of "Clyde's" by Lynn Nottage, directed by Lynette Linton.

Clyde’s is set in the bustling kitchen of a run-down Pennsylvania truck stop, and the formerly incarcerated staff have been given a second chance. Under the tyrannical eye of their boss Clyde, this unlikely team strives to create the perfect sandwich, as they dream of leaving their past mistakes behind for a better life.

Pictures by Marc Brenner posted by @/donmarwarehouse and @/lynnnottage on Instagram.

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[lboogie1906]

Katori Hall (born May 10, 1981) is a playwright, screenwriter, producer, actress, and director from Memphis. Her known works include P-Valley, the Tony-nominated Tina: The Tina Turner Musical, and plays such as Hurt Village, Our Lady of Kibeho, Children of Killers, The Mountaintop, and The Hot Wing King, for which she won the Pulitzer Prize for Drama.

Her parents moved the family from Raleigh to Memphis, when she was five years old. She graduated from Craigmont High School as the first African American valedictorian in the school’s history and received her BA from Columbia University with a major in African-American Studies and Creative Writing. She was a student in the theater department. She switched majors because she felt the faculty and students were inhospitable to her perspective and writing. She was awarded top departmental honors from the university’s Institute for Research in African-American Studies.

She graduated from the American Repertory Theater/Moscow Art Theater Institute for Advanced Theater Training at Harvard University with a MFA in Acting. She revised the script for Hoodoo Love, the first full-length play she wrote. In 2006, it was selected by Lynn Nottage for the Cherry Lane Theatre Mentor Project. It premiered off-Broadway at Cherry Lane Theatre and received positive critical reception.

She graduated from the Juilliard School’s Lila Acheson Wallace playwriting program. She workshopped the script for The Mountaintop.

She is married to Alan Tumusiime, a video editor and photographer. They have two children. #africanhistory365 #africanexcellence #deltasigmatheta

[blaccademic]

Hypervisibility (n.) the feeling of being overly visible because pf an individual’s race or ethnicity.

(1) Joseph Mallord William Turner, The Slave Ship

(2) Charles W. Chesnutt, Conjure Woman and Other Conjure Tales

(3) Thylias Moss, Slave Moth

(4) Richard Wright, Native Son

(5) Wangechi Mutu, Sleeping Heads (as seen in Claudia Rankine’s Citizen)

(6) Jay-Z, “Minority Report”

(7) Lynn Nottage, Intimate Apparel