Just the title of Matt Chait’s play, Disinherit the Wind, is provocative, intentionally calling to mind the controversial play Inherit the Wind, which recreated the infamous Scopes Monkey Trial of 1925. In that play, a teacher named Bertram Cates is put on trial for teaching Darwinian evolution, which flies in the face of biblical scripture. … Continue reading “Disinherit the Wind” at The Complex
In the global conflict known as World War II, the most devastating effects were felt in Europe and Asia. In Asia, the Japanese Empire brutalized China and Korea, as well as South East Asia and the Pacific Islands, most significantly, the Philippines. There, nearly one million Filipinos were cruelly slain by the Japanese forces, of … Continue reading “As Straw before the Wind” at the Ruby Theatre at the Complex
The power of the theatre to bring attention to the injustices of the world is remarkable. Over and over, theatre artists and writers expose social sins and spotlight issues that the collective conscience often prefers to remain unacknowledged. Academy Award winner Dustin Lance Black (screenplay Milk) put heat on the California proposition that banned same … Continue reading “Blood” at The Complex
