Suzan-Lori Parks

"At that time the army had just been integrated in the States. And it was one of the few industries that offered black people the possibility of advancement if you did a good job. Most industries didn’…"

"It’s like a fairy tale… give you a context in which to talk about some things that you’re experiencing in your day-to-day. Theatre works in the same way—if it’s good theatre. When it’s well-crafted, w…"

"I am the white woman character, black woman character. I am the black man character, the white man character…I have to stand in that person’s shoes."

"Black people have had to become great at seeing ourselves where we are not present because that’s where we grew up. I see myself in Downton Abbey. Even before they introduced the black character, I wa…"