Ep. 37 Representation, Basketball, and Books with Behzad Dabu

Today on The Stacks, our guest is actor, producer, and activist Behzad Dabu. Behzad is most well known for his roles on How to Get Away with Murder and The Chi. We talk about plays that are great on the page, representation on screen, and his love of basketball books. Everything we talk about today can be found in the show notes, and shopping through those links earns The Stacks a small commission at no cost to you.  BOOKS Disgraced by Ayad AkhtarFederico Garcia LorcaBlood and Gifts by J.T. RogersThe Pillowman by Martin McDonaghRajiv JosephBengal Tiger at the Baghdad Zoo by Rajiv JosephGuards at the Taj by Rajiv JosephAmerican Dervish by Ayad AkhtarThe Who and the What by Ayad AkhtarJunk by Ayad AkhtarThe Invisible Hand by Ayad AkhtarThe Winter's Tale by William Shakespeare Cymbeline by William ShakespeareThe Comedy of Errors by William ShakespeareThe Taming of the Shrew by William ShakespeareRichard III by William ShakespeareAugust Osage County by Tracy LettsMother Courage and Her Children by Bertolt Brecth All The Light We Cannot See by Anthony DoerrOn The Road by Jack KerouacCourt Vision by Ira BerkowThe Art Spirit by Robert HenriShowboat by Roland Lazenby Just Kids by Patti SmithIf They Come for Us by Fatimah Asghar Exit West by Mohsin HamidBasketball: A Love Story by Jackie MacMullanBasketball (and Other Things) by Shea SerranoThe Rap Yearbook by Shea SerranoGame of Thrones Series by George R. R. MartinSacred Hoops by Phil JacksonWhen They Call You a Terrorist by Patrisse Khan-CullorsContested Will by James ShapiroThe Shock Doctrine by Naomi KleinLies My Teacher Taught Me by James W. LoewenThe Year of Living Biblically by A.J. JacobsThe Know-It-All by A.J. JacobsAmericanah by  Chimamanda Ngozi AdichieBetween the World And Me by Ta-Nehisi CoatesWe Were Eight Years in Power by Ta-Nehisi CoatesHeavy by Kiese LaymonFoul Lines by Jack McCallumPride and Prejudice by Jane AustenAnna Karenina by Leo TolstoyThe Stranger by Albert CamusTips by Jon Jory Tips II by Jon JoryTrue and False by David MametLetters to a Young Artist by Anna Deavere SmithNight by Elie WieselThe Amazing Adventures of Kavalier and Clay by Michael ChabonThe Bible (The New American Standard)The Art of War by Sun TzuKing Lear by William ShakespeareFifty Shades of Grey by E L JamesThe Hunger Games by Suzanne CollinsOpen City by Teju Cole EVERYTHING ELSE The Chicago Inclusion Project Emjoy GavinoBlack Lives MatterReform LA Jails White People 4 Black LivesHow to Get Away with Murder (ABC)The Chi (Showtime)Shonda RhimesLena WaitheViola DavisGrey's Anatomy (ABC)IMDBTraining Day (Warner Bros. Pictures)"Chun Li" by Nicki MinajEminemHouse of Cards (Netflix)August Osage County (The Weinstein Company)Johnnie CochranSharon StoneWoody AllenCenter Theatre GroupZoroastrianFreddie MercuryBohemian Rhapsody (20th Century Fox)QueenEp. 2 The Stacks Book Club -- Exit West by Mohsin HamidGame of Thrones (HBO)The Goodman Theatre"The Case for Reparations" (Ta-Nehisi Coates, The Atlantic)Ep. The Stacks Book Club -- Between the World and Me by Ta-Nahesi CoatesCitizen Kane (RKO Radio Pictures) Casablanca (Warner Bros. Pictures)The Godfather (Paramount Pictures)Jaws (Universal Pictures)E.T., The Extra Terrestrial (Universal Pictures)Star Wars (20th Century Fox)Titanic (Paramount Pictures)Schindler's List (Universal Pictures)Gone with the Wind (Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer)A League of Their Own (Columbia Pictures)Jerry Maguire (TriStar Pictures)Rudy (TriStar Pictures)He Got Game (Buena Vista Pictures) By The Book (New York Times) Connect with Behzad: Behzad's Website|Behzad's Instagram|Behzad's Twitter|Behzad's Facebook Connect with The Stacks: Instagram|The Stacks Website|Facebook|Twitter|Subscribe|Patreon|Goodreads|Traci's Instagram To contribute to The Stacks, join The Stacks Pack, and get exclusive perks, check out our Patreon page. We are beyond grateful for...