Saying Goodbye To The Kojo Nnamdi Show
On this last episode, we look back on 23 years of joyous, difficult and always informative conversation.
The cast of "Baracoco," a play from D.C.'s Happenstance Theater, which was featured in the Capital Fringe Festival.
For thirteen summers, the annual Capital Fringe Festival has showcased live performances by local creatives every July. Although there have been a couple changes to this year’s offerings, the festival has continued its tradition of offbeat and eccentric theater. Before the shows end this weekend, Kojo gets an update on how this year’s changes affected the programming, and meets two playwrights behind the news shows, “Tweet Land Of Liberty” and “Flight Of The Xenophobe.”
Guests
- Julianne Brienza Director and Co-Founder, Capital Fringe Festival; @juliannebrienza
- Nicholas Bashour Director and Playwright, Hexagon 2018: Tweet Land of Liberty; @NicholasBashour
- Darien Mitchell Playwright, "Flight Of The Xenophobe"
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