Lynn Nottage knows how to “sustain the complexity” so that this funny play with a serious agenda works
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Tag: Kash Goins
Articles about Philadelphia actor and playwright Kash Goins.
Life Inspires Art, Art Inspires Life in Kash Goins’s 74 SECONDS… TO JUDGMENT
Kash Goins gets a message from Valerie Castile, mother of the man who inspired 74 SECONDS… TO JUDGMENT
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Back to Prison: Playwright Kash Goins on his reprised play V to X at Arden Theatre
Kash Goins talks to Phindie about the new production of his acclaimed prison drama and the Arden’s coming season.
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SEVENTY IV SECONDS … TO JUDGMENT (GoKash OnStage): In judgment of our wrongs
How could so many juries acquit so many killers of unarmed African Americans.
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In Judgment of Wrongs: A biting premiere on American injustice launches Kash Goins’s residency at the Arden
In 2016, Philly playwright Kash Goins took a look at the human costs of mass incarceration in his nuanced, intimate original drama V to X…
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TWO TRAINS RUNNING (Arden): 1969, Pittsburgh
August Wilson is a really good playwright. That’s hardly a bold critical statement, but it’s one confirmed by this vivid production at Arden Theatre Company.
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V to X (GoKash Productions): Clear and present injustice
While most political theater in Philly is unfortunately limp, V TO X presents a clear and despicable injustice, and does so with real, emotionally complex characters
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Building a Diverse Audience for Theater: Interview with playwright/actor/director Kash Goins
How can theater attract people of all socio-economic, educational, and ethnic backgrounds?
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Between the Bars: Playwright Kash Goins on V TO X and prison life
One of Philadelphia’s most talked about new playwrights, Kash Goins has developed a series of dramas about life in the black community that are attracting a lot of attention.
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V TO X (GoKash): Truth behind bars
This world premiere play takes a deeply affecting look at the social carnage caused by mass imprisonment.
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1.5 Million Men Missing: New play looks at “five to ten” and the devastation of the prison system
There are 1.5 million black men missing from American homes. V TO X examines who and where they are.
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ASYLUM (Cheril N. Clarke): A shout loud enough to hear
In a room where everyone else is whispering, ASYLUM screams at the top of its lungs: “Listen.”
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Finding ASYLUM: New work launches at Stagecrafters
Based on the true story of a lesbian who fled Uganda to escape an honor killing by her father, ASYLUM traces a treacherous landscape where non-conformity is a matter of life and death.
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VI DEGREES (GoKash): Comrades in erotic arms
VI DEGREES by Kash Goins opens with a playfully sexual banter between an affianced couple: Solomon (Carlo Campbell), a classic tall, dark, and handsome schoolteacher…
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DEATH OF A SALESMAN (GoKash): What happens to a dream deferred
“There is no future for a people who deny their past. My Foreparents, My Grandparents, My Mother, My Father did not suffer and die to…
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Rhythm, race, and energy: Interview with Ozzie Jones on the first African American production of DEATH OF A SALESMAN in Philadelphia
The issue of diversity in theater (and in theater reviewing) is an ongoing subject of conversation. Kash Goins isn’t just talking about it. His GoKash…
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