Pitch
I believe that the arts not only reflect our world, but also transcend it. As long as there is the impetus to create art, there will be the desire to write about it, which is why I’ve spent most of my life in creative spaces. My mission is to connect people with cultural experiences and each other through stories. I hope my words do some good.
Features
Broadway may be back, but who is it for? | American Theatre
Review: “Brothers Size” at Actor’s Express is beautiful art, but it’s certainly no escape | ARTS ATL
Overlooked in Atlanta, Black Women Artists Try Miami | The New York Times
A Boom in Filming gives Atlanta Stage Actors Room to Maneuver | The New York Times
Atlanta’s arts scene is unparalleled—and it’s time you started exploring it | Atlanta Magazine
Katori Hall’s Truth in Fiction | Bitter Southerner
An in-depth conversation with The Color Purple author Alice Walker | ARTS ATL
A Pointe Toward Blackness | Oxford American
Southern women in hip-hop are having a moment | Atlanta Magazine
Balancing Act | AirMail
Meet the Women Behind Atlanta’s Amazing Dessert Food Trucks | Food & Wine
Black Theatre in the U.S.: Building, Surviving, Thriving | American Theatre Magazine
What Broadway is showing us about grief | Andscape
Rachel Devlin on the girls that desegregated America’s schools | ArtsATL
The Critical Palette | American Theatre
Podcast & Videos
Critic Spotlight: Kelundra Smith | American Theatre Critics/Journalists Assoc.
David Henry Hwang’s Mistaken Identity | American Theatre Offscript
How To Change the Game, Black Media Symposium 2023 | Boston University
Special Edition: It’s All About Zora! With Aunjanue Ellis-Taylor and guest host, Kelundra Smith | Zora Neale Hurston Trust
Offscript: Pride Month Party | American Theatre
Pearl Cleage Speaks Her Truth | American Theatre Offscript
Kendeda at 20 With Tarell Alvin McCraney, Madhuri Shekar, and a.k. payne | American Theatre Offscript
The Movement Lives On: BLM and Atlanta Theatre | True Colors Community Conversations
We Are Listening 26 feat. Kelundra Smith | San Diego Repertory Company
Ep. 7: Our “Hamilton” Congress! (Feat: Kelundra Smith and Heath Saunders) | Token Theater Friends
I’m the only Kelundra I know, so if you’ve accidentally stumbled upon this page, it’s fate (and I have no idea what word you were trying to type in your search engine).