Lisa Sanaye Dring Envisions a New Kind of Leader by David Moore Lisa Sanaye Dring’s “Sumo” invites us into the ritualistic world of sumo wrestling. Beneath the physical discipline, “Sumo” displays power and love: who needs it, who gets hurt, and who can transcend into the divine. Playwright Dring and director Ralph B. Peña…
David Finnigan Offers Lessons for Survival in a Stormy World by David Moore Watching “Deep History” at the Public Theater, with Hurricane Milton poised to become the largest storm since Katrina, I felt the weight of the climate crisis that is no longer a distant threat but a present reality, unfolding faster than we…
Millennial Notes James Ijames Plumbs the Depths & Despair of Gentrification by David Moore James Ijames’ “Good Bones” delves into gentrification, class struggle, and the malicious role of technology in reshaping old neighborhoods. Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright James Ijames masterfully explores the divide between new wealth buying up Dunbar Gardens—which stands for many urban communities….
“Counting and Cracking,” a powerful, multi-generational epic, explores identity, migration, and the refugee experience. Playwright S. Shakthidharan tells the story of Radha, a fiery Tamil woman, and her son Siddhartha, whose lives are torn apart by the decades-long Sri Lankan civil war, leaving emotional scars that span generations.
Set in the tasteful opulence of NYU’s Skirball Center, the New York Public Theater show opens against a backdrop of global unrest. News reports echo deliberate lies about immigrants as displaced peoples are forced to flee their homes worldwide.
As the U.S. grapples with immigration, the question looms: Can we open our hearts to those who abandon everything familiar for a hopeful tomorrow, as Australians once did for Sri Lankan refugees?