Eric A. Gordon
LATEST ARTICLES BY Eric A. Gordon
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A young woman’s poignant dreamscape in world premiere play “Good Grief”
March 9, 2017"Good Grief" is a unique theatrical experience that will delight, entertain and inform any receptive theatergoer.
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A love poem by feminist activist Betty Millard
March 8, 2017Millard joined the Communist Party in the 1940s, drawn by the hope that the movement could lead to the realization of the values she held dear.
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Songs, poems, speeches and sewing honor 100 years of L.A. garment work
March 6, 2017To mark International Working Women’s Day/Día international de la mujer trabajadora, the UCLA Labor Center, pairing with the UCLA Center for Jewish Studies, sponsored an uplifting afternoon at the Labor Center’s building across from downtown’s MacArthur...
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American Muslims and Jews show solidarity in the face of hate
March 3, 2017Trump’s prominence has given seeming “permission” for bigots of all stripes to display their prejudices with little fear of recrimination.
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Celebrating Ellen DuBois, transformative women’s historian
March 3, 2017DuBois is still writing history; her many students have joined her in rewriting history and changing the world.
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“Fun Home”: Emotional autobiographical musical shows how “it got better”
February 24, 2017"Fun Home" traces the progress and emergence of a creative talent.
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Japanese American internment commemorated by a new oratorio
February 21, 2017The project was timed to coincide with the 75th anniversary of President Franklin D. Roosevelt’s signing of Executive Order 9066 on February 19, 1942, that resulted in the forced removal and incarceration of around 120,000 Japanese...
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Electrifying “Zoot Suit” returns to the L.A. stage, a must-see
February 16, 2017An eye-popping new production of Zoot Suit, written and directed by Luis Valdez, is the hot ticket in L.A. these days, and People’s World has a starring role in it!
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