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Danai Gurira’s writing is a sublime mix of comedy and profundity. 'Familiar' review: The ties that bind are put to profound test in Danai Gurira's drama - Chicago Sun-Times ...
Taking place during a Minnesota winter and originally commissioned by the Yale Repertory Theatre, “Familiar” is (I believe) the first of Gurira’s plays not to be at least partially set in ...
Playwrights Horizons presents the New York premiere production of FAMILIAR, a new play by Obie Award-winner Danai Gurira, directed by Rebecca Taichman. FAMILIAR opens tonight, March 3, at ...
A family of Zimbabwean immigrants wage war over their heritage in Danai Gurira's terrific new play "Familiar," now playing at Playwrights Horizon (Joan Marcus) The playwright and "Walking Dead ...
With her wartime drama ECLIPSED about to open on Broadway, her new Off-Broadway play has a comfortable familiarity.
Danai Gurira is not only a multi-faceted actor, she is an accomplished playwright too. A look at her work "Familiar" offers familiar tensions that can be found in "Black Panther." ...
Frankly, it could’ve been my childhood home in the same Midwestern state, but instead, it is the setting of Danai Gurira’s Familiar, an emotional family dramedy that explores the impact and ...
NEW HAVEN >> When playwright Danai Gurira claims that she’s driven to write by an ache to see herself onstage, there is nothing narcissistic about it. “It’s an ache for something I’ve ...
Looking to find out more about Danai Gurira (Actor, Author, Playwright)? We have a full Biography, Photos, ... Outstanding New Off-Broadway Play (Outer Critics Circle Awards) for Familiar, ...
Danai Gurira is most widely recognized for her iconic portrayal of General Okoye in the Marvel Cinematic Universe, ... The Convert and Familiar, were also hits in the theater world.