Lynn Nottage speaks with the cast members who both have played the title role and how Nottage reimagined her play as an opera. I think we have to tell stories that connect to people, that people can ...

The time is 1905 in New York City. Esther, a Black seamstress, lives in a boarding house for women and sews intimate apparel for clients who range from wealthy white patrons to Black prostitutes. Her ...

Special to The Daily Reflector Oct 20, 2022 Oct 20, 2022 Audiences have a chance to be up close and personal for the ECU/Loessin Playhouse production of “Intimate Apparel,” which continues through ...

One of the great and all too infrequent joys of being a theatre critic is to happen upon a show where all the stars converge to create a stellar and commanding theatrical experience. Such a moment ...

While sorting the contents of her grandmother's Brooklyn brownstone a few years ago, playwright Lynn Nottage opened an old issue of Family Circle, and discovered a photograph of her great-grandmother.

For a play named after lingerie and with a bed positioned at center stage, “Intimate Apparel” is really more about the longing for intimacy than its achievement. Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright Lynn ...

One of the best things about theater is the opportunity it gives us to peek into the stories and lives of others. Everyone has their own unique tale, and theater gives us a window into lives and ...

If we’re lucky throughout a theater season or two, we get to see one or two transcendent performances so connected to the character it is almost impossible to separate actor from the role. That’s what ...

Renee Elizabeth Wilson as Esther in Theater J’s production of Intimate Apparel, playing through Nov. 13; Credit: Ryan Maxwell Photography Her work brings her into regular contact with Mr. Marks (Yoni ...

In celebration of Black History Month, “Intimate Apparel” — telling the story of an African-Americn seamstress in 1905 — opens in Martinez this weekend. Directed by Vallejo resident Carlene Coury, ...

Playwright Lynn Nottage described writing the opera adaption of her “Intimate Apparel” play as revisiting “an old friend” — and PBS viewers will get to experience the 2004 work which premieres Friday.

Laced with themes of tenderness and resilience, “Intimate Apparel” tells the story of a Black seamstress in 1905 New York. Written by Lynn Nottage DRA ’89, the play navigates the challenges of a woman ...