/tags/jacqueline-thompson Jacqueline Thompson en-US Copyright © 2024 �������� Wed, 13 Mar 2024 23:50:42 GMT /arts/2024-03-13/st-louis-native-jacqueline-thompson-named-artistic-director-for-metro-theater-company Metro Theater Company has selected Jacqueline Thompson as its next artistic director. Thompson said she hopes to bring in more local talent to help produce, appear in and craft plays. Wed, 13 Mar 2024 23:50:42 GMT /arts/2024-03-13/st-louis-native-jacqueline-thompson-named-artistic-director-for-metro-theater-company Chad Davis /arts/2022-02-11/denise-thimes-gives-grandmotherly-wisdom-in-metro-theaters-last-stop-on-market-street This is the first St. Louis production of “Last Stop on Market Street,” an upbeat musical based on the popular children’s book by Matt de la Peña and Christian Robinson. Fri, 11 Feb 2022 11:56:05 GMT /arts/2022-02-11/denise-thimes-gives-grandmotherly-wisdom-in-metro-theaters-last-stop-on-market-street Jeremy D. Goodwin /arts/2021-06-10/st-louis-shakespeare-festivals-african-king-lear-is-fresh-take-on-revered-playwright Many critics of the white-dominated theater canon in the U.S. point to the intense focus on Shakespeare as a force that holds back artists of color. St. Louis Shakespeare Festival's production of "King Lear" features a predominately Black cast — and makes room for new interpretations of a revered playwright. Thu, 10 Jun 2021 10:11:21 GMT /arts/2021-06-10/st-louis-shakespeare-festivals-african-king-lear-is-fresh-take-on-revered-playwright Jeremy D. Goodwin /show/st-louis-on-the-air/2020-02-25/actor-in-metro-theaters-adaptation-of-ghost-aims-to-change-perceptions-of-albinism As an actor, Ernest Emmanuel Peeples has portrayed a real range of characters — from Hamlet to the Ghost of Christmas Present. But in recent months, one… Tue, 25 Feb 2020 22:36:17 GMT /show/st-louis-on-the-air/2020-02-25/actor-in-metro-theaters-adaptation-of-ghost-aims-to-change-perceptions-of-albinism Evie Hemphill /arts/2019-01-23/reconstructed-shakespeare-shows-bigotry-is-timeless In a heated conversation during the first act of “District Merchants,” a white immigrant tells a black man that he understands the other’s plight: “I know… Thu, 24 Jan 2019 03:09:22 GMT /arts/2019-01-23/reconstructed-shakespeare-shows-bigotry-is-timeless Jeremy D. Goodwin /show/st-louis-on-the-air/2016-10-19/race-takes-center-stage-in-civic-arts-companys-inaugural-production The Civic Arts Company’s mission is to use arts and education to encourage conversations about race and social injustice, as well as opportunities to… Wed, 19 Oct 2016 20:54:33 GMT /show/st-louis-on-the-air/2016-10-19/race-takes-center-stage-in-civic-arts-companys-inaugural-production