Eric A. Gordon
LATEST ARTICLES BY Eric A. Gordon
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‘Tacos La Brooklyn’ centers cultural identity: Who appreciates and who appropriates?
October 6, 2023The playwright asks us to examine our view of family, interracial dynamics, cultural appropriation, gentrification, and the pros and cons of the street venture scene all the while immersing us in a distinctly Los Angeles social...
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The life of radical activist Paula Solomon celebrated in Los Angeles
September 29, 2023Beloved comrade Paula Solomon (1946-2023) was memorialized by a crowd of about 50 people at the historic activist First Unitarian Church on Sept. 3, 2023.
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‘How It’s Gon’ Be’: A young Black artist starts figuring it out
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‘This Is Not a True Story’ recapitulates anti-Asian micro-aggressions in purgatory
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Luis Alfaro’s new play ‘The Travelers’ melds raunchy humor with intense spirituality
September 26, 2023“We are all travelers, Brother. Our journeys take place inside.” If life happens to toss you on our doorstep, we will take care of you.
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Drama ‘Blood at the Root’ explores the background to the Jena Six case
September 22, 2023“This story is inspired by a series of incidents, media reporting, and social action in Jena, Louisiana, in 2007.”
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‘The Right Is Ours!’ musicalizes the early suffrage movement in America
September 21, 2023A world premiere engagement of The Right is Ours!, a new musical about two women who were founders of the women’s suffrage movement.
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‘The Real Black Swann: Confessions of America’s First Black Drag Queen’ in review
September 15, 2023Ever hear of William Dorsey Swann? Me neither. Another of those many buried figures in the history of Black and queer liberation.
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