Dramaturgy Note: If This was a Movie… Dramatizing the History of Chinese Exclusion

Karoline and Josh Stamberg for "Exclusion". Photo by Tony Powell. Photo of Zoe Lillis by Jake Capriotti. Why do we return to history so often? Is it as simple as what our teachers tell us: “Those who do not know the past are doomed to repeat it”? [...]

By |2023-05-09T14:32:29-05:00May 9, 2023|Categories: Productions|Tags: , |Comments Off on Dramaturgy Note: If This was a Movie… Dramatizing the History of Chinese Exclusion
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Exclusion First Rehearsal

It’s been more than a century since the Chinese Exclusion Act of 1882 — the first law restricting immigration to the U.S. — was passed. With Arena Stage’s new Power Play (and world premiere) award-winning playwright and screenwriter Kenneth Lin (House of Cards, Clarice, Kleptocracy) is bringing it into [...]

By |2023-04-14T10:18:34-05:00April 13, 2023|Categories: Productions|Tags: |1 Comment
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