Triad Stage

A Redneck Romance

Isaac-Davy Aronson and Frank Stasio — Thu, 06 Jun 2013 15:16:04 +0000

A stranger staggers into an East Tennessee truck stop with a tale of murder. So begins the play Tennessee Playboy , premiering at Triad Stage next week. Host Frank Stasio talks with Triad Stage artistic director Preston Lane about his original adaptation of J.M. Synge's The Playboy of the Western World. Plus, the cast performs a scene.

The Aliens

Alex Granados and Frank Stasio — Wed, 23 Jan 2013 16:59:13 +0000

Two 30-somethings talk in obscurity about music, philosophy and Charles Bukowski while their lives pass them by. But when a teenager enters their life and becomes their student, everything changes.

"The Aliens" is showing at the UpStage Cabaret at Triad Stage through January 27. Host Frank Stasio talks about the production with director Jonathan Brady; and actors Sterling Hurst and Owen Hickle-Edwards.

The Case of Nathan Bowie

Frank Stasio and Dave DeWitt — Tue, 18 Dec 2012 14:11:00 +0000

In 1991, Nathan Bowie and his uncle killed two men — Nelson Shuford and Calvin Wilson — outside an apartment complex in Catawba County. Bowie was 20 years old at the time. The crime was inexcusable and Bowie received the death penalty for it. But the case was complicated by a number of factors that could have kept Bowie off of death row.

Laila Nur

Frank Stasio and Haley Sklut — Fri, 09 Nov 2012 18:57:00 +0000

For Laila Nur, moving from New York to Virginia with her family was a choice. Later, however, moving away from her family was a necessity. Laila came out as queer. And that not only went against her family’s beliefs. It went against her religion – Islam. She has been struggling with these contradictions ever since. Laila developed her revolutionary music style in Greensboro at age 17. She talks with host Frank Stasio and plays live at the Upstage Cabaret of the Triad Stage.

The Brand New Life

Alex Granados and Frank Stasio — Tue, 16 Oct 2012 12:58:00 +0000

North Carolina's own "The Brand New Life" fuses African traditions with jazz and modern techniques.

Trouble in Mind

Frank Stasio and Shawn Wen — Thu, 20 Sep 2012 19:24:00 +0000

The play “Trouble in Mind" is currently in performances at the Triad Stage. It features a rare protagonist – an older African-American woman who boldly picks apart the theatrical roles that are offered to her. Preston Lane is the artistic director of Triad Stage and the director of the production.