(Re)clamation

Act 2 Episode Six: Epilogue

Episode 6: Epilogue In this episode we gather reflections from artists and scholars on Childress’s enduring legacy. Guests: Soyica Colbert, Donnetta Lavinia Grays, friends of CLASSIX

Act 2 Episode Five: Directing Childress

pisode 5: Directing Childress A group of directors (and uber-Childress fans!) gather to chat about their experiences directing her works.. Moderated by Arminda Thomas Guests: Jade King Carroll, Dominique Rider, Awoye Timpo, Nicole Watson

Act 2 Episode Four: Making Wedding Band

Episode 4: Making Wedding Band This week we take a deep dive into the 2022 production of Childress’s Wedding Band at Theatre for a New Audience, marking the first professional production of the play in New York since 1972. Members of the cast and creative team join Dominique for a conversation about bringing this masterpiece to life. Guests: Jason Ardizzone-West, Brittany Bradford, Arminda Thomas, Awoye Timpo, Elizabeth Van Dyke

Act 2 Episode Three: The Political Life of Alice Childress

Dominique speaks with Professor Mary Helen Washington, author of The Other Blacklist: The African American Literary and Cultural Left of the 1950s, and numerous other works. Guest: Mary Helen Washington

Act 2 Episode Two: A Conversation with Kathy Perkins

This week Dominique and Arminda are joined by legendary lighting designer and historian Kathy A. Perkins about her collaboration with Alice Childress and how she came to edit the anthology of Childress’s plays. Guest: Kathy A. Perkins