Transcribed & Edited by Jan Cohen-Cruz | July 29, 2016 This past July, when two more young black men were killed wantonly by white police, and then a black man killed five police, long time ROOTer Dudley Cocke wrote, “While…
Archival Revival | Cheerleader for the Revolution: Thoughts on Carpetbag Theater Company
By Ann Kilkelly Originally published: November 2002 | Republished: March 7, 2016 The Archival Revival Series looks back at articles by ROOTers, about ROOTS, in celebration of our 40th anniversary. This series and the field of arts activism, owes an…
Community Artist Partnership: Building Community Power, A Conversation with Linda Parris-Bailey and Cristal Chanelle Truscott
Progress Theatre performs The Burnin’ at ROOTS Week 2014. Photo: Melisa Cardona. By Joe Tolbert This article is an edited transcript of a conversation that was facilitated by Joe Tolbert on February 8, 2016 with Linda Parris-Bailey, Executive/Artistic Director of…
Speeding Through Texas: Reflections on the Speed Killed My Cousin 2014 Texas Tour
By Joe T. (Knoxville, TN) The Carpetbag Theatre recently took their new play, Speed Killed My Cousin, and the Creative Arts Reintegration project (C.A.R), on a three-week tour of Texas that included stops in Dallas, San Antonio and Houston. Speed…
“True American Struggle Has Many Faces”: Carpetbag Theatre & Art2Action’s USF Residency Wrap Up
Article by Carmin Williams; Photo by James Geiger The open dress rehearsal of Linda Parris-Bailey’s Speed Killed My Cousin was performed last Saturday night in the theater department at the University of South Florida in Tampa, FL. I must say I was…
FROM THE IDEA TO THE STAGE: PLAYWRITING AND DIRECTING WORKSHOP WITH STEVEN KENT AND LINDA PARRIS-BAILEY
Read more at highlandercenter.org. August 2-4, 2014 Click here to apply for the Playwriting and Directing Workshop Join award-winning playwrights and directors—as well as experienced activists and workshop leaders—Steven Kent and Linda Parris-Bailey for three days of workshops to hone…
Speed the CAR: Creative Arts Reintegration
Speed Killed My Cousin, The Carpetbag Theatre’s newest play, is a multimedia performance rooted in the story of an African American female soldier and her struggle with post-traumatic stress disorder upon her return home from Iraq. While driving down the…