Tags: Charles Fuller

In 1981, Walter Kerr of the New York Times announced to the world “You should make Mr. Fuller’s acquaintance. Now.” Over two decades later, making Mr. Fuller’s acquaintance is still eminently worthwhile. Charles Fuller was born in Philadelphia, where he was co-founder and co-director of the Afro-American Arts Theater. His play The Perfect Party received critical acclaim in 1969. Zooman and the Sign, which established Fuller as one of the most forceful voices in...

QOnce you have an idea, how do you proceed? Do you take notes? Do you outline? Do you plunge right in?   AHaving had an idea (a major human...

What is setting? It’s defined as; “the space or type of surroundings where something is positioned or where an event takes place” or “the time and place a play, novel or film is represented as happening.” OK, but there is something starchy, hard, and fast about the definition that I don’t like.