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Quick Look: "Intern: A Doctor's Initiation" by Sandeep Jauhar
Jauhar really takes us on a journey into his mind and doubts. I really did not think he was going to make it through the year. The whole process was a rollercoaster and I loved his fallibility and his insight into the profession.

Meg Pierce
Dec 26, 20252 min read


Quick Look: "Tempt Me" by Andrew Rincón
In this queer re-imagining of the Garden of Eden, Eve finds herself confiding in Animal, a free spirited dancing anthropomorphic Spanish speaker, about her disenchantment with Adam. It turns out she's not the first to feel that way. The appearance of Lilith into the garden turns the entire tale upside down as unexpected friendships are formed and complex relationships unveiled. Like Lilith, the devil Lucifer - call him Lucy - weighed down with daddy issues is trying to find

Meg Pierce
Dec 13, 20252 min read


Quick Look: "NOVIOS" by Arturo Luíz Soria
Presented as a reading at La Jolla Playhouse's Latinx New Play Festival, Novios explores the culture and relationships behind the scenes of a failing restaurant. Luiz is on the bottom of the social hierarchy where he washes dishes in Chef Gallo's kitchen surrounded by cooks and food runners cracking jokes with a biting machismo. When an openly flamboyant new dishwasher joins the staff, Luiz's secrets and everyone else's come to light as they fight to keep their failing restau

Meg Pierce
Dec 10, 20252 min read


Black Pride & Historical Trauma - Exploring Genres of Black Diaspora Literature
Last school year, I was excited to introduce my seventh grade students to Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry by Mildred D. Taylor. Teaching at an all boys military academy, I had carefully selected texts that would give students a broad understanding of American society during different historical periods, while also giving them stories of young people whose lives or personalities they could relate to. I deliberately chose to balance the curriculum between male and female authors..

Meg Pierce
Sep 24, 202510 min read


Quick Look: "The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian" by Sherman Alexie
Arnold Spirit, who is known on the Reservation as Junior, decides to attend high school at the wealthier white school about 22 miles away from home. While many people on the Spokane Indian Reservation, including his best friend Rowdy see it as a betrayal, his older sister finds his courage to leave the Res an inspiration.

Meg Pierce
Sep 19, 20253 min read


Quick Look: "Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry" by Mildred D. Taylor
Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry tells the story of Cassie Logan and her family fighting for their land and dignity in the Jim Crow South. Cassie and her three brothers - Stacey, Christopher-John and Little Man - were raised to take pride in themselves, their families and education - so its a culture shock for them to go out into the world and discover that they're treated as less than because of their race. They don't take the ill-treatment quietly however...

Meg Pierce
Sep 18, 20254 min read


Quick Look: "Homegoing" by Yaa Gyasi
Homegoing follows the story of two half-sisters and their descendants from the Gold Coast (Ghana) from the beginning of British colonialism and the slave trade to modern day. In Ghana, the protagonists hover on the edges of a family involved in the slave trade, while across the Atlantic their family members experience slavery and discrimination in a myriad of forms. Spanning a large breadth of human experiences, the characters retain a strong sense of themselves while facing

Meg Pierce
Sep 17, 20252 min read


What's in a Name? A Deep Dive into "The Namesake" and "Jasmine"
Warning: Mild Spoilers Our names identify us, individualize us, and connect us. Yet, as Shakespeare writes in Romeo and Juliet , "A rose...

Meg Pierce
Feb 7, 20244 min read


Harmless Fun? Rethinking Stereotyping as Humor in Theatre
When I sat down to read "The Ultimate Christmas Show: Abridged" by Austin Tichenor and Reed Martin in preparation for marketing the show...

Meg Pierce
Feb 7, 20244 min read


"Chicken & Biscuits" by Douglas Lyons Is Not a Tyler Perry Movie
As Marketing Manager of Oceanside Theatre Company at the Brooks in San Diego County, I make it a point to read the works I'm marketing as...

Meg Pierce
Feb 7, 20242 min read
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