Shermona Mitchell – NWTheatre

Chase D. Anderson June 4, 2022June 29, 2022 Andrew Lee Creech, Ayo Tushinde, Brandon Jones Mooney, Dimitri Woods, Jordan-Michael Whidbey, Langston, Langston Hughes Performing Arts Institute, Lex Marcos, Rebecca M. Davis, Seattle Public Theater, Shermona Mitchell

In ‘Riverwood’ at Langston Hughes, Lofty Ceilings and Lofty Dreams

A new play in and for Seattle looks at the networks and ambitions of those being pushed out. ‘Riverwood’ runs through 6/5 at Langston Hughes, then performs 6/17-26 at Seattle Public Theater.

REVIEW THEATRE

Chase D. Anderson November 5, 2019November 23, 2019 Andrew Shanks, Christian Quinto, Corey McDaniel, James Ijames, Jennifer Ewing, Jonelle Jordan, Kelly Kitchens, Larissa FastHorse, Martyn G. Krouse, Seattle Public Theater, Shermona Mitchell, Tayo Talabi, Theatre22, Tyler Rogers, Zenaida Rose Smith

Of ‘Racial Tourism’ and ‘Enlightened Allies’: Two Plays Dig Into Cultural Commodification

Two strong productions, on now from Theatre22 and Seattle Public Theater, dive into hot topics around race, culture, and appropriation. They’re both comedic, thought-provoking, and very well done. ‘White’ runs through 11/9, and ‘The Thanksgiving Play’ closes 11/16.

ON BOOK REVIEW THEATRE

Chase D. Anderson July 21, 2019July 28, 2019 Allyson Lee Brown, Center House Theater, Claudia Rankine, Jay O'Leary, Naa Akua, Nicholas Japaul Bernard, Rebecca Cort, Richard Sean Glen, Shermona Mitchell, Sound Theatre Company, Stephen Sachs, The Hansberry Project

‘Citizen’ Powerfully Engages the Everyday of Racism in America

The book, by MacArthur Genius Claudia Rankine, is a masterwork. So is Sound Theatre and the Hansberry Project’s staging, in which all elements coalesce flawlessly into a challenging and invigorating production. It runs through July 28.