Remembering Dea Hurston Preview
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A special memorial episode for playwright Dea Hurston.
In this special memorial episode we honor the remarkable Dea Hurston, a trailblazing playwright and philanthropist whose legacy includes the Dea Hurston New Village Arts Center in Carlsbad, California. Dea's unwavering dedication to diversity and inclusion in the arts has left an indelible mark on our community, inspiring countless individuals to pursue their creative dreams.
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Theatre Corner is a local public television program presented by KPBS
Remembering Dea Hurston Preview
Preview: 5/1/2025 | 29sVideo has Closed Captions
In this special memorial episode we honor the remarkable Dea Hurston, a trailblazing playwright and philanthropist whose legacy includes the Dea Hurston New Village Arts Center in Carlsbad, California. Dea's unwavering dedication to diversity and inclusion in the arts has left an indelible mark on our community, inspiring countless individuals to pursue their creative dreams.
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Learn Moreabout PBS online sponsorship- [Narrator] This week on Theater Corner, the late playwright Dia Hurston reveals why her plays are so funny.
- I do not write to be funny though.
I don't write jokes.
I don't try to be funny when I write.
It just turns out that these characters are humorous people.
I think that in hard times, if you can find humor, you've won half the battle, right?
Yeah.
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