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Kia Corthron

@KCorthron

Playwright and novelist

 Harlem, New York City
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Joined August 2021
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Last night I'd the absolute pleasure of seeing @KCorthron's incredible play "Fish" with friends! It's co-produced by @WrkingTheater & @keencompany & packs a v. powerful emotional punch. 💯2day's the last day, so please snag your tix pronto! More details ⬇️@IrishAmWa @IrelandinNY
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I hope my pals in #NYC ensure they don't miss out on the 🌎premiere of @KCorthron's play "Fish" which runs thru til 4/20. It's a collaboration btw @WrkingTheater & @keencompany & tix are available on a sliding scale so all can attend! Further details ⬇️@IrishAmWA @IrishBusinessNY
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Please join us for FISH, co-produced by @keencompany and @WrkingTheater through April 20th. Sliding scale tix! theworkingtheater.org/events…
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Our statement—with over 100 theater workers calling for a comprehensive ceasefire in Palestine—is public as of today. Please sign and share. We fight repression with solidarity and idleness with action! theaterworkersforaceasefire.…
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If you haven’t seen @KCorthron and @Psalmayene24’s Tempestuous Elements, there’s still time…playing at @arenastage through March 17! And while you’re there, you can pick up the Portable AJC at the gift shop ☺️ @PenguinClassics @BWOA_Project
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Wonderful piece in WASHINGTONIAN magazine about Anna Julia Cooper, the subject of my TEMPESTUOUS ELEMENTS, playing at Arena Stage through Sunday! @arenastage washingtonian.com/2024/03/06…
At Arena Stage, a Hidden DC Figure Comes to Life - Washingtonian

At Arena Stage, a Hidden DC Figure Comes to Life - Washingtonian

Tempestuous Elements, a play currently on at Arena Stage, takes place at the turn of the 20th century, when a Black educator named Anna Julia Cooper found herself in the crossfire of a contentious...

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Theatre Review: 'Tempestuous Elements' at Arena Stage @arenastage @KCorthron #Psalmayene24 mdtheatreguide.com/2024/02/t…
Theatre Review: ‘Tempestuous Elements’ at Arena Stage

Theatre Review: ‘Tempestuous Elements’ at Arena Stage

Anna Julia Cooper became principal of M Street High School in DC in 1902. Deemed by many the “mother of Black feminism,” Cooper was a staunch proponent of young students of color pursuing degrees a…

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A wonderful Opening Night at Arena Stage last night! Featuring brilliant Gina Daniels playing Anna Julia Cooper - and design by Tony Cisek (sets), Billy D'Eugenio (lights), LeVonne Lindsay (costumes), and Lindsay Jones (sound). @arenastage
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Tonight is Opening for TEMPESTUOUS ELEMENTS at Arena Stage in D.C. I'm really proud of the work everyone has done - the cast & crew, director, designers. The actors received standing ovations for all 6 previews! The show will run through Mar 17th. arenastage.org/tickets/2023-…
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Tonight is the 1st performance of TEMPESTUOUS ELEMENTS at Arena Stage. An article about the play and me is now available in MARYLAND TODAY, e-published by my alma mater, the University of Maryland, College Park. today.umd.edu/the-most-impor…
Maryland Today | The Most Important Black Educator You've Never Heard…

Maryland Today | The Most Important Black Educator You've Never Heard…

Alum's New Play Premieres at Arena Stage

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DC area friends, if you are free tonight (Feb 1), please come to Loyalty Books (Petworth location) to hear me read from MOON AND THE MARS, in conversation with Dennis Brownlee, president and founder of the African American Irish Diaspora Network! loyaltybookstores.com/moonan…
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No Christmas in Bethlehem this year - the birthplace of Jesus Christ, in the Occupied West Bank. Peace to All. npr.org/2023/12/16/121924587…

There's no Christmas in Bethlehem this year. With war in Gaza, festivities are off

In a city synonymous with the birth of Jesus, Christmas is typically a time when Bethlehem is full of visitors. But with war raging, the city's Christian leaders have canceled public celebrations.

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These beautiful elder women of Jewish Voice for Peace chained themselves to the White House steps during Hanukkah to call for a CEASEFIRE. @JvpAction religionnews.com/2023/12/11/…
Ahead of White House Hanukkah celebration, a wave of faith-led cease-fire demonstrations

Ahead of White House Hanukkah celebration, a wave of faith-led cease-fire demonstrations

WASHINGTON (RNS) — The demonstrators, who were later arrested, noted the ongoing Jewish holiday, shouting, 'No Hanukkah to celebrate, cease-fire cannot wait!'

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Replying to @luxlotus @KCorthron @WSJBooks
I will definitely need to get a copy of this. I’m loving her writing & storytelling. – at Seattle, WA
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Super excited to read this epic from the massively talented @KCorthron. Pub’d by @7StoriesPress. – at Seattle, WA
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20 years ago I met Iman Aoun who runs Ashtar Theatre on the West Bank. They've assembled THE GAZA MONOLOGUES, testimonies by Gaza youth, and NY's Noor Theatre will be streaming it this Wed Nov 29th, 7:30 EST. Please tune in! @AshtarTheatre @NoorTheatre noortheatre.org/
Noor Theatre Noor Theatre

Noor Theatre Noor Theatre

Noor Theatre is dedicated to supporting, developing and producing the work of theatre artists of Middle Eastern descent.

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Thank you @SenJeffMerkley for your unequivocal call for ceasefire, the release of hostages, & an end to the massacre of Palestinians in Gaza. Senator Merkley is the second senator to support a #CeasefireNOW. The pressure is working! Keep calling your reps to take moral action.
Senator Jeff Merkley (@SenJeffMerkley) profile pictureSenator Jeff Merkley
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I am calling for a ceasefire—a cessation of hostilities by both sides. To endure, the ceasefire and the following negotiations must accomplish other essential objectives, including the release of all hostages and a massive influx of humanitarian aid. medium.com/@SenJeffMerkley/m…
My Call for a Ceasefire

My Call for a Ceasefire

On my first trip to Israel in 1978, the energy for building a new nation was infectious and peace with Egypt was on the horizon. I was all…

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I'm very proud to have contributed to this poetic cento calling for a ceasefire in Gaza. Please read! (Probably no more than 2 minutes to do so.) voxpopulisphere.com/2023/11/…
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An interview with my friend Abed on the West Bank. youtu.be/01fHaStdnm0?feature…
General Director of Alrowwad on Sky News: Discussing the general Situation in Palestine

General Director of Alrowwad on Sky News: Discussing the general Situation in Palestine

جمعية الرواد للثقافة والفنون

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If you want a ceasefire on Gaza, please call your congressional reps. (Every day, if you can!) youtube.com/watch?v=_H6PdKn1…
More than 100 congressional staffers stage walkout

More than 100 congressional staffers stage walkout

More than 100 US congressional staffers staged a walkout protest in...

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