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.
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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.
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
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.
Something Wicked (And Welcome) This Way Comes
Pembroke Players reimagine Shakespeare for a 21st-century Tulsa
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
“We’re Gonna Stay”
Women and non-binary muralists make their mark at the Sunny Dayz Mural Festival
The Collage of Memory
Zach Litwack's mixed media show reflects on living (and not living) with nostalgia.
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).









