to be.”
Lines In The Dust is Salter’s
second world premiere at Luna
Stage, a place she’s proud to call
one of her home theatres. Originally from Los Angeles, Salter now
lives in Bloomfield, about ten minutes from Luna.
“I was one of those reluctant
movers to New Jersey,” admitted
Salter. “I spent the first 3 years
spending every day in New York
City and I didn’t do anything in
New Jersey. At one point, I just
thought this is ridiculous, there
has to be some great things to do
in Jersey. And, as soon as I started
to open my eyes, I found a lot of
things to do and one was Luna
Stage. I emailed them and said I
live in town, I’m a playwright, and
you would be my local theatre. I
said I’d love to be involved, here’s
a play of mine. I’ll volunteer and
I’ll come check out your shows
and I got a response - an actual
response from an actual person!
They read my play and it was love
at first email…”
Salter hopes audience members
leave the theatre and take a look
at their own hometowns. Do all
of their neighbors look the same?
Was this something done on purpose? Do they care that there isn’t
diversity? Do they think it’s wrong
somehow? Segregation is very
much alive and well today. Questioning how and why it remains
may be the first step towards truly
eliminating it.
October 9 - November 9
Lines In The Dust
by Nikkole Salter
Luna Stage • 555 Valley Road, West Orange, NJ
New Jersey Stage
October 2014
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