Suzan-Lori Parks Archives - Andscape

Culture

Believe it or not: Two new plays feature modern characters volunteering to be slaves

Forget plausible. Is it defensible?

By Soraya Nadia McDonald

Culture

HBO’s new ‘Native Son’ still can’t figure out Bigger Thomas

Latest adaptation of Richard Wright’s novel excises some of the crucial violence against a black woman

By Soraya Nadia McDonald

Culture

Suzan-Lori Parks collects the Steinberg prize for playwriting

Anointed by James Baldwin himself, Parks continues to mischievously break boundaries

By Soraya Nadia McDonald