By Frankie Kujawa
In “Dinner and Cake,” running through Sunday, October 2nd at Everyman Theatre, the character of Mỹlinh has the chance to boost her career and make important connections in her new home in Washington DC. All she has to do is translate a simple dinner meeting between her friends’ parents – American and Vietnamese in-laws. When the two couples clash over the course of the evening, Mỹlinh must navigate and defuse the awkward and complicated cultural, national, and social politics between the two countries that make up her own unique identity.  Actress Carolina Đỗ, who plays Mỹlinh, chats about her role and the lesson she hopes audience take away from the production. 

By Frankie Kujawa
Actor and Baltimore-native Lance Coadie Williams returns to Charm City in “Our Town” running through Sunday, October 9th at Baltimore Center Stage.  In celebration of their 60th anniversary, Center Stage kicks off it’s 2022-2023 season with the beloved Thornton Wilder classic – along with a Baltimore twist!  Williams, who plays the role of stage manager in the production, is thrilled to be performing for the first time in the theater that years earlier once nourished his creative drive as a youth in The Baltimore School for the Arts.