Lorene CaryThe 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…3 min read·Mar 18, 2024----
Lorene CarySpring means…Newsletter?Finger Puppet 1: This is her first newsletter.5 min read·Mar 24, 2023----
Lorene CaryPlaying 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…8 min read·Feb 22, 2023----
Lorene CaryOne 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…3 min read·Sep 23, 2022----
Lorene CaryThank you, Arden!On Friday, 10 June, 2022, I was privileged to accept Arden Theatre’s Master Storyteller Award. I roamed The Independence Visitor Center…4 min read·Jun 12, 2022----
Lorene CaryThe 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…4 min read·Dec 22, 2021----
Lorene CaryChild’s Play with PinkneyJerry Pinkney’s legacy: honesty with children about the precariousness of life — and the power of generosity.9 min read·Oct 23, 2021----
Lorene CaryHappy 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…7 min read·Sep 25, 2021----
Lorene CaryBack 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…7 min read·Sep 17, 2021--1--1
Lorene CaryLast 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.”9 min read·Jan 29, 2021--1--1