In “Dark Night Bright Stars,” which has its American premiere on June 3-19 at La MaMa E.T.C. in Manhattan, Virlana Tkacz and Yara Arts Group use the relationship between Ukrainian bard Taras Shevchenko, played by Sean Eden, and the African American actor Ira Aldridge, played by Jeremy Tardy, to address themes such as serfdom/slavery, cross-cultural … Continue reading REVIEW: “Dark Night Bright Stars” focuses on cross-cultural friendship