Alicia Chesser

Alicia Chesser is the managing 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.
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Tulsa Shakespeare Company & Theatre North Cure What Ails The Doomscroller
Like the Bard himself, these companies aimed their “Othello” towards the groundlings
Tulsa Picks: The Week’s Best Tulsa Events, October 29-November 4
Super mega Halloween edition!
In ‘The Lowdown,’ Lee Raybon’s Name Might Suggest Another Influence: Bill Rabon, Real-Life Tulsa Vagabond
The Tulsa artist helped shape some of the best Tulsa art of the ‘70s and remains a well-collected painter after his death in 2017
Like The Restaurant Workers She Portrays, Sophia del Rio’s “Mise en Place” Accomplishes A Lot With A Little
The show at Positive Space is a reflection—and indictment—of the restaurant industry
Tulsa Picks: The Week’s Best Tulsa Events, October 22-28
Coming up this week: Ghostly tours, acclaimed authors and the city's premiere event for design geeks!
Tulsa Picks: The Week’s Best Tulsa Events, October 15-21
Coming up this week: Oktoberfest, the Jonas Brothers, "Othello," and the Brookside BooHaHa parade
“The Outsiders” Musical Almost Captures S.E. Hinton’s Tulsa
The Broadway production’s stunning direction and design deliver on the novel’s dimensions, despite surface-level music and too-tidy lyrics
Tulsa Picks: The Week’s Best Tulsa Events, October 8-14
The Tulsa Pride Parade, Native American Day, "The Outsiders" musical, and more
Tulsa Is Less Of An Arts Destination Without James Watts Covering It
The veteran arts writer was unceremoniously ousted after a 33-year career
If You Go To One Arts Event This Fall, Make It Tulsa Artist Fellowship’s Open House Weekend
The Fellowship celebrates its tenth year with more than 40 artists and 14 events spread over three days.










