/tags/plays Plays en-US Copyright Mon, 05 Jun 2023 15:29:15 GMT /arts-culture/2023-06-05/play-corpus-christi-raleigh-church-pride-lgbtq-jesus Since its premiere in 1998, the play has faced backlash from conservative religious groups for its portrayal of Jesus. Mon, 05 Jun 2023 15:29:15 GMT /arts-culture/2023-06-05/play-corpus-christi-raleigh-church-pride-lgbtq-jesus Bradley George /arts-culture/2022-03-28/dar-he-artistic-advocacy-mike-wiley-emmett-till-playwright The North Carolina-based playwright and actor Mike Wiley has spent the past 15 years performing his one-man show "Dar He," educating audiences about the 1955 murder and lynching of Emmett Till. Mon, 28 Mar 2022 13:35:16 GMT /arts-culture/2022-03-28/dar-he-artistic-advocacy-mike-wiley-emmett-till-playwright Leoneda Inge /arts-culture/2016-08-26/i-wish-you-a-boat More than a decade before the sinking of the Titanic, a passenger ferry named "SS Stella" sank during a short crossing in the English Channel. The boat… Fri, 26 Aug 2016 16:35:22 GMT /arts-culture/2016-08-26/i-wish-you-a-boat Anita Rao, Frank Stasio /show/the-state-of-things/2016-08-26/i-wish-you-a-boat More than a decade before the sinking of the Titanic, a passenger ferry named "SS Stella" sank during a short crossing in the English Channel. The boat… Fri, 26 Aug 2016 16:35:22 GMT /show/the-state-of-things/2016-08-26/i-wish-you-a-boat Anita Rao, Frank Stasio /arts-culture/2016-08-17/inside-the-mind-of-princesses The stories of princesses like Cinderella, Belle, and Little Mermaid have been told and re-told for more than a century.But for local director and… Wed, 17 Aug 2016 16:25:08 GMT /arts-culture/2016-08-17/inside-the-mind-of-princesses Anita Rao, Frank Stasio /show/the-state-of-things/2016-08-17/inside-the-mind-of-princesses The stories of princesses like Cinderella, Belle, and Little Mermaid have been told and re-told for more than a century.But for local director and… Wed, 17 Aug 2016 16:25:08 GMT /show/the-state-of-things/2016-08-17/inside-the-mind-of-princesses Anita Rao, Frank Stasio /arts-culture/2016-07-21/youth-cast-presents-violet-exploring-inner-beauty-and-race-in-the-south In the 1960s, when a young woman named Violet has an accident that leaves her with a disfiguring scar, she sets off on a journey from her home in North… Thu, 21 Jul 2016 16:21:55 GMT /arts-culture/2016-07-21/youth-cast-presents-violet-exploring-inner-beauty-and-race-in-the-south Will Michaels, Frank Stasio /show/the-state-of-things/2016-07-21/youth-cast-presents-violet-exploring-inner-beauty-and-race-in-the-south In the 1960s, when a young woman named Violet has an accident that leaves her with a disfiguring scar, she sets off on a journey from her home in North… Thu, 21 Jul 2016 16:21:55 GMT /show/the-state-of-things/2016-07-21/youth-cast-presents-violet-exploring-inner-beauty-and-race-in-the-south Will Michaels, Frank Stasio