TDPS opens pioneer drama “Flyin’ West” Friday

By Celia Richardson Female pioneers, family conflict and racial tension will come to the stage Friday night in Pearl Cleage’s 1992 historical drama “Flyin’ West.”  Presented by the School of Theatre, Dance and Performance Studies, “Flyin’ West” will open at the University of Maryland’s Kogod Theatre in the Clarice Smith Performing Arts Center and will run through Saturday, Nov. 9. Set in 1898 and based … Continue reading TDPS opens pioneer drama “Flyin’ West” Friday

The Call: Bringing Cross-Cultural Adoption to Light

No play could have tackled contemporary racial issues better than Tanya Barfield’s The Call. With only five actors and actresses and less than two hours, the concept of cross-cultural adoption was portrayed quite flawlessly. The Call features a young American couple, Annie and Peter (Rachel Grandizio and Theo Couloumbis), who wish to adopt an African child due to their inability to conceive on their own. … Continue reading The Call: Bringing Cross-Cultural Adoption to Light