A Synopsis of The Brothers Size
A brief scene by scene description of the play, with gratitude to The Steppenwolf Theatre Company for use of their material.
Yoruba Cosmology Behind the Story
Yoruba is an ethnic group composed of over 40 million people who reside in present day Benin, Togo and Southwestern Nigeria, and share a common language and culture. The forced migration of Yoruba people to the Americas through the Transatlantic Slave Trade led to a blending of multipole religions and cultures. The Brothers Size draws on elements, icons and stories from the Yoruba cosmology, most notably through the names and traits of characters.
An Interview with Chris Grace
PCS Literary Manager Kamilah Bush talked to Chris Grace, writer and performer of Chris Grace As Scarlett Johansson, about being a comedian and a creative chimera, why representation matters, noodles, and board games!
Ogun’s Brother is Missing: The Impact of Mass Incarceration
Mass incarceration affects millions of Americans and their families, and it's no secret that the majority of those incarcerated are Black and Brown and serve longer and harsher sentences than their white counterparts. This is particularly true in Louisiana, where The Brothers Size is set. Playwright Tarrell Alvin McCraney cites his own experience of having a brother who had experienced incarceration and the impact it had on their family.
Chicago Fire: The Music that Shaped the Chi
Brush up on a little Chicago Hip Hop history to help round out the setting of Loy A. Webb's The Light, courtesy of PCS Literary Manager and Dramaturg Kamilah Bush.
A Synopsis of Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf by Edward Albee
Beware spoilers! An act-by-act description of the play.
Edward Albee: An Abbreviated Biography
A brief biography of the celebrated playwright of Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?, including a list of career works.
Albee's Absurdity
PCS Literary Manager and Dramaturg Kamilah Bush touches on the Absurdist movement of the mid-twentieth century, and how its "confrontation of self" informs the existential reckonings in Albee's Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?
A Conversation with Mrs. Harrison Playwright R. Eric Thomas
PCS Literary Manager and Mrs. Harrison Dramaturg Kamilah Bush talked to the show's writer, R. Eric Thomas, about the "universe of possibility" inherent in storytelling, and turning generational trauma into generational hope.
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