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.
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.
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 (five to ten). For ten…
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.
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
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?
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.
V TO X (GoKash): Truth behind bars
This world premiere play takes a deeply affecting look at the social carnage caused by mass imprisonment.
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.
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.”
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.
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 lounging at home in his…
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 give me an education to…
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 Productions has produced a series…
