Mixed Race Studies
Scholarly perspectives on the mixed race experience.
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Tag: Adrienne Dawes
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Salvage Vanguard Theater announces open auditions for the world premiere of Casta by Adrienne Dawes. Casta will be directed by Jenny Larson and feature music by Graham Reynolds.
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Works Progress Austin: Casta by Adrienne Dawes Salvage Vanguard Theater 110 Barton Springs Road Austin, Texas 78704 2018-07-21 Photo by Bonica Ayala. Pictured Jesus valles, Tarik Daniels, Linzy Beltran Salvage Vanguard Theater invites you to attend a staged reading of Casta by Adrienne Dawes, presented as part of Works Progress Austin. Launched in 2006, Works…
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“Casta” is inspired by a series of casta paintings by Miguel Cabrera, a mixed-race painter from Oaxaca. Casta paintings were a unique form of portraiture that organized racial mixtures of the New World according to a hierarchy defined by Spanish elites. How do Old World anxieties about ambiguous racial identity reflect contemporary biases?
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I heard of Adrienne Dawes when a show that talked about Mexican identity called Casta came on my radar. I knew that I had to connect with her. She is a boss writer and the head of a production company called Heckle Her. She is the mastermind behind dope shows like Doper than Dope, Am…
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Playwright Adrienne Dawes imagines an dystopian future — with humor Austin American-Statesman Austin, Texas 2016-01-16 Jeanne Claire van Ryzin, Arts Critic Adrienne Dawes (Laura Skelding) Adrienne Dawes donned denim recently when she stopped by Salvage Vanguard Theater for a rehearsal of her latest play to debut at the indie East Austin venue. “Denim Doves” opens…
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B. Iden Payne Awards 2015 Winners and Nominees B. Iden Payne Awards Austin, Texas 2015-10-26 Below are the nominees for the 2014-2015 theatrical season. THEATER FOR YOUTH: 2014 – 2015 Season Outstanding Production Winner: Am I White / Salvage Vanguard Theater Outstanding Direction Winner: Jenny Larson / Am I White, Salvage Vanguard Theater Outstanding Lead…
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Black may be beautiful, but here’s a somewhat paler man who’s been involved with the uglier parts of the White Power movement. His name is Wesley Connor and he’s the main character in a new drama called Am I White by Austin playwright Adrienne Dawes. And this Connor guy is based on a real, actual…
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Before the dialogue begins, before the first stage direction is explained, the complexities of race and racial identity percolate up from the script of “Am I White,” a new play by Austin writer Adrienne Dawes. Take the cast list: “Wesley Connor, biracial (passes as white), member of the White Order of Thule,” “Ryan Cahill, white,…
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“Am I White” by Adrienne Dawes Salvage Vanguard Theater Presents the Word Premiere of Am I White by Adrienne Dawes Performances run October 1- 18, 2014 VIP Opening Night Performance: October 4, 2014 Salvage Vanguard Theater 2803 Manor Road Austin, Texas 78722 Telephone: (512) 474-SVT-6 (474-7886) Salvage Vanguard Theater announces the third and final MADE…