Marion McClinton

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• History Theater's play "George Bonga: Black Voyageur" probes identity politics of the 1830s

  MPR’s Euan Kerr interviews the creators of new play George Bonga: Black Voyageur. The History Theater pulls together a dream team of playwright Carlyle Brown, director Marion McClinton, and actor James A. Williams to tell the story of African American voyageur George Bonga.

  Feb. 4, 20164 minSave
• "Marcus; or the secret of sweet'" builds a community on and off stage

  MPR’s Euna Kerr reports on Marcus; Or the secret of sweet, a production at the Guthrie Theater in Minneapolis. Tarell Alvin McCraney’s play tells the story of a young man wrestling with his identity as he comes of age in a small town in the Louisiana bayou.

  Sep. 12, 20145 minSave
• "In the Red and Brown Water" deals with sprinters and gods

  Pillsbury House Theater in Minneapolis puts its spin on struggling deities via the Tarell Alvin McCraney play, In the Red and Brown Water, which uses West African traditions to tell a very modern American story. MPR’s Euan Kerr takes a closer look.

  May. 11, 20114 minSave
• Beth Friend interviews playwright Marion McClinton

  MPR’s Beth Friend profiles St. Paul playwright Marion McClinton’s Enlightenments on an Enchanted Island, an Illusion Theater production, and interviews the playwright about the work and race in American culture.

  Jun. 18, 19937 minSave