Saying Goodbye To The Kojo Nnamdi Show
On this last episode, we look back on 23 years of joyous, difficult and always informative conversation.
Guest Host: Frank Stasio
Legendary American writer Zora Neale Hurston published a collection of short stories called Spunk in 1925. Today, several of these stories have come to life at the African Continuum Theatre’s production of Spunk, currently at the Kennedy Center. A look at the play’s blues-driven storytelling and the life of Zora Neale Hurston.
Guests
- Darryl V. Jones Director of Spunk, assistant professor of acting and directing University of Michigan, Ann Arbor
- Irma McClaurin Associate professor, coordinator of the Zora Neale Hurston Diaspora Studies Research Project, Department of Anthropology, University of Florida, Gainesville
- Deidra LaWan Starns Actress, "Spunk"
- Stephawn Stephens Actor, "Spunk"
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