Why Black Art Is Universal With Antoinette Nwandu

08/26/21 • 19 min

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On this bonus episode of Takeline, Renee talks with award winning playwright Antoinette Nwandu about her play Pass Over, which is the first show to return to Broadway after the New York theater shutdown. Antoinette reveals what inspired the play, why she chose to change the ending for its new Broadway run, and why the themes in Pass Over transcend the American black experience.

For tickets to Pass Over please visit https://www.broadway.com/shows/pass-over/

Or you can watch a filmed version of Pass Over, directed by Spike Lee on Amazon Prime Video

https://www.primevideo.com/detail/Pass-Over/0GM8JVW7ZNMNMK1MJ9G07UA08C

For a transcript of this episode, please visit crooked.com/takeline.

For tickets to Pass Over please visit https://www.broadway.com/shows/pass-over/

Or you can watch a filmed version of Pass Over, directed by Spike Lee on Amazon Prime Video

https://www.primevideo.com/detail/Pass-Over/0GM8JVW7ZNMNMK1MJ9G07UA08C

For a transcript of this episode, please visit crooked.com/takeline.

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