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Alicia Chesser

Alicia Chesser is the culture editor of The Pickup. She's been writing about the arts in Tulsa for two decades. When she's not at someone else's show, she makes and teaches contemporary dance and messes around with creative nonfiction.

How To Quit Your Day Job With Anne Pollard James

Some become professional artists with a bulletproof business plan. Others go the nonprofit route. Anne Pollard did it the trust-fall way.

December 5, 2023

Zombies, Bugs, Defenestration & Good Times At Heller’s Haunted Play Fest

The theatre troupe's annual horror show turned 101 Archer into a mini Hex House

November 23, 2023

Relentless Absurdity On The Trail To Oregon

In a production that could easily have been just a goofy time, everyone involved here delivered their A‑game.

November 9, 2023

Something Wicked (And Welcome) This Way Comes

Pembroke Players reimagine Shakespeare for a 21st-century Tulsa

November 8, 2023

An Original Play About Race In Tulsa Doesn’t Look Away From Reality

Local playwrights invite Tulsa to reflect on the Tulsa Race Massacre and its echoes in the present

November 5, 2023

“We’re Gonna Stay”

Women and non-binary muralists make their mark at the Sunny Dayz Mural Festival

September 13, 2023

In the Pit

Performance art dance party meets feminist critique

August 10, 2023

The Collage of Memory

Zach Litwack's mixed media show reflects on living (and not living) with nostalgia.

July 26, 2023

Meet Your Local DJs: Inside Tulsa’s Dance Party Renaissance

What defines a good DJ? We're still not sure. But we are sure that Tulsa's dance music scene is alive and well (and a little sweaty).

August 10, 2022