'Slave Play' Playwright Jeremy O. Harris Works To Diversity Theater

“奴隶剧”剧作家杰里米·O。哈里斯在多元化剧院工作

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2024-06-22

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The award-winning playwright talks about his provocative Slave Play, which earned 12 Tony nominations. A new HBO documentary chronicles the making of the production. Plus, Justin Chang reviews Kinds of Kindness. Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoices NPR Privacy Policy
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