Charles Newell Presented with Special Award at the 2024 Jeffs

Photo of Nambi E. Kelley, Ron OJ Parson, Doris Davenport, Kate Collins, Charles Newell, Marilyn F. Vitale, and John Culbert at the 2024 Jeff Awards. Read More

Culture and Region As Told Through Props: East Texas Hot Links

Throughout the run of East Texas Hot Links, one moment continually elicits a strong audience response: Roy Moore – played by Kelvin Roston Jr. Read More

East Texas Hot Links is “One of the Finest Presentations of True Ensemble Acting We Will Ever See”

Photo of Alfred H. Wilson, Willie B., Geno Walker, Kelvin Roston Jr., Juwan Lockett, and AnJi White by Michael Brosilow. East Texas Hot Links… Read More

Charles Newell to be Recognized at Jeff Awards

Photo of Charles Newell by Joe Mazza. Exciting news! Senior Artistic Consultant Charles Newell will receive a Special Award at the 56th Anniversary Equity… Read More

Behind the Scenes: Scenic and Costume Design of East Texas Hot Links

Set model by Jack Magaw; photo by Joe Mazza. In East Texas Hot Links, place is just as important as people. Set in the… Read More

Down at the Juke

Photo of Po’ Monkey’s juke joint in Merigold, Mississippi; photo by James Patterson for The New York Times. “From the road,… Read More

Ode to James Byrd Jr.

Court’s production of East Texas Hot Links is dedicated to James Byrd Jr. (1949–1998). On June 7, 1998, Byrd—a Black man—was brutally murdered by… Read More

The World of East Texas Hot Links

Eugene Lee’s East Texas Hot Links is a Pulitzer Prize-nominated play that examines the intricacies of Black rural life during the Jim Crow era—a… Read More

Learning Guide: East Texas Hot Links

Photo of Kelvin Roston Jr., Alfred H. Wilson, Geno Walker, Willie B., Juwan Lockett, A.C. Smith, AnJi White, and David Dowd by Michael Brosilow. Check… Read More

Post-Show Comparison Activity

Photo of Alfred H. Wilson, Willie B., AnJi White, Geno Walker, Kelvin Roston Jr., and Juwan Lockett by Michael Brosilow. Guide students to compare and… Read More