The End of the RunOne week ago my play, Ladysitting, closed at Arden Theatre in Philadelphia. I was in Mexico with family on a trip we planned almost a year…Mar 18Mar 18
Playing with a Broken ToyWhen Brent White read Daniel Beaty’s Knock, Knock: My Dad’s Dream for Me to his children, something happened. A tune White had written…Feb 22, 2023Feb 22, 2023
One Book One Norristown, 9/24Saturday, 24 September 2022, launches One Book One Norristown featuring The Price of a Child. Thanks and praise for Director Monica…Sep 23, 2022Sep 23, 2022
Thank you, Arden!On Friday, 10 June, 2022, I was privileged to accept Arden Theatre’s Master Storyteller Award. I roamed The Independence Visitor Center…Jun 12, 2022Jun 12, 2022
The Gospel According to Nana, for ChristmastideThis is what I learned in Opera Camp, which is how my family and I referred to the American Lyric Theater’s Composer-Librettist Development…Dec 22, 2021Dec 22, 2021
Child’s Play with PinkneyJerry Pinkney’s legacy: honesty with children about the precariousness of life — and the power of generosity.Oct 23, 2021Oct 23, 2021
Happy Anniversary, NMAAHC!The first time I went to the National Museum of African-American History and Culture was its dedication ceremony exactly five years ago…Sep 25, 2021Sep 25, 2021
Back to School with Black IceWhen I wrote the final revision of Black Ice about my years as a Black girl at St. Paul’s boarding school in its early years of coeducation…Sep 17, 20211Sep 17, 20211
Last week when I asked what was the assigned text for him to preach on, my husband, the Rev.“It’s different,” he said. “One is about changing who you are. The other is just an action.”Jan 29, 20211Jan 29, 20211
