Word of mouth (September/October 2016) By Philip Sander, Nazma Muller and Nixon Nelson | Issue 141 (September/October 2016) Caribbean writers star at the Brooklyn Book Festival, a new musical work remembers the Guyanese poet Martin Carter, and Trinidadians anticipate the sweet treats of Divali
Barbadian Shakirah Bourne — living the Dream By Nailah Folami Imoja | Issue 139 (May/June 2016) Barbadian Shakirah Bourne became a filmmaker by accident — and learned her craft the hard way, through “guerilla-style” productions with minimal resources. Then a “dream” project came along: the chance to adapt and direct Shakespeare’s play A Midsummer Night’s Dream in a Bajan setting. Nailah Folami Imoja tells the story of how A Caribbean Dream came true
Word of mouth (September/October 2015) By Sonia Farmer and Nixon Nelson | Issue 135 (September/October 2015) The hit Broadway musical Hamilton links Caribbean and American history, and the Shakespeare in Paradise theatre festival reimagines Bahamian stories for the stage
St. Lucia’s Joseph Marcell: “Some say it’s luck” By Joshua Surtees | Issue 130 (November/December 2014) St Lucia-born actor Joseph Marcell on his path to the stage, his celebrated role on a hit US sitcom, and the value of both “grace” and “rivalry” for performing artists — as told to Joshua Surtees
Beryl McBurnie: the flowering of La Belle Rosette By Ray Funk | Issue 94 (November/December 2008) Ray Funk traces Trinidadian dancer Beryl McBurnie’s stellar career in 1940s New York
They call her Noble — Trinidad’s Noble Douglas By Judy Raymond | Issue 91 (May/June 2008) Trinidadian dancer Noble Douglas trained with the best and in turn has trained the best
Lorraine Toussaint: “acting has always been like breathing” By Caroline Taylor | Issue 91 (May/June 2008) Trinidad-born, US-based actress Lorraine Toussaint opens up to Caroline Taylor about her illustrious career on stage and screen
Staceyann Chin: “I have walked long hard roads to get here” By Caroline Taylor | Issue 90 (March/April 2008) Jamaican poet Staceyann Chin tells Caroline Taylor about her harrowing journey to fame
Michael Cherrie blossoms By Caroline Taylor | Issue 85 (May/June 2007) He’s been dubbed “the Black Brando” and, writes Caroline Taylor, Michael Cherrie’s future as an actor seems assured
Trinidad’s Caroline Taylor: packing light By Caribbean Beat | Issue 84 (March/April 2007) In Pack Light, Trinidadian performer Caroline Taylor discovers herself
Dominique Le Gendre: musical tales By Tracy Assing | Issue 80 (July/August 2006) Trinidadian composer Dominique Le Gendre’s chamber suite Tales of the Islands comes home
Tonight at the Diamond: David Rudder & Tony Hall’s Brand New Lucky Diamond Horseshoe Club By Tracy Assing | Issue 77 (January/February 2006) David Rudder’s play-in-a-song “The Brand New Lucky Diamond Horseshoe Club” brings old-time Port of Spain back to life on stage
Rawle Gibbons: breaking down the Ivory Tower By Gerard Best | Issue 76 (November/December 2005) Rawle Gibbons explains how the Centre for Creative and Festival Arts at UWI’s St Augustine campus rethinks the nature of arts education
Jamaica’s pantomime: upstaging tradition By Kellie Magnus | Issue 76 (November/December 2005) Jamaica’s National Pantomime has been a Christmas-season tradition since the 1940s, entertaining tens of thousands while preserving folk culture
Rex Nettleford: “Running a university is like running a dance company” By Annie Paul | Issue 75 (September/October 2005) Rex Nettleford, founder of the Jamaica National Dance Theatre Company and former vice chancellor of the University of the West Indies
Theatre Buzz – Dragged on Stage By David Katz | Issue 73 (May/June 2005) Playwright Christopher Rodriguez brings High Heel Parrotfish to the London stage
Yvonne Brewster: “I only do what I want to do now” By Nazma Muller | Issue 65 (January/February 2004) Jamaica-born actress Yvonne Brewster on black British theatre and working with C.L.R. James; as told to Nazma Muller
Carnival Messiah By Haffezar Khan | Issue 58 (November/December 2002) Haffezar Khan is wowed by Geraldine Connor's British production of Carnival Messiah
Word of mouth (November/ December 2013) By Various Contributors | Issue 124 (November/December 2013) Discover Trinidad’s Divali Nagar, Miami’s international art fair, and Jamaica’s annual pantomime
Nicolette Bethel: “In the theatre, you never know what’s gonna happen” By Nicholas Laughlin | Issue 123 (September/October 2013) Bahamian playwright Nicolette Bethel, co-founder of the Shakespeare in Paradise theatre festival, on the unpredictable thrill of live performance
