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Family Matters: A Conversation with Paul Oakley Stovall

Actor and playwright Paul Oakley Stovall found his voice early. By high school he was a published poet, an accomplished debater and self-assured actor. However, his drive to achieve, he admits, was set in motion by a looming, inner-tension: A secret.

The library I grew up visiting doesn't exist anymore: The Shop Chronicles

The library I grew up visiting doesn’t exist anymore. My refuge was Benjamin Franklin Library in Boyle Heights and that’s where I got lost in The Chronicles of Narnia, I indulged my teenage angst with The Chocolate War and was profoundly moved by the epic East of Eden. The library was a place to catch up on homework, do some research or be...

Richard Rodgers and Oscar Hammerstein

Richard Rodgers (1902–1979) and Oscar Hammerstein II (1895–1960) were an innovative and successful American musical theatre writing team, usually referred to as Rodgers and Hammerstein. Richard Rodgers composed the music and Oscar Hammerstein provided the lyrics. They created a string of popular Broadway musicals in the 1940s and 1950s ini...

Around the World

“The tale of Cinderella has inspired countless picture books, musicals, novels and dreams.” -Heidi Anne Heiner, Cinderella Tales from Around the World

A Member of the Family: Director Phylicia Rashad returns to the Taper

Immediate Family, a biting new comedy by Paul Oakley Stovall, explores evolving ideas of marriage and family. The Bryant family reunion takes a comedic turn when the middle son brings home his Swedish boyfriend and tosses him into a stew of family dysfunction. Race, sexuality and religion are on the menu as Modern Family meets Guess Who’s Co...