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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‘What If We Did Invest In Public Space?’ Introducing The Tulsa Global District
A new federal designation is opening East Tulsa and its outsize population of Hispanic, Latinx and Asian businesses to fresh opportunities.
Trueson Daugherty Is Going For It
Breaking down an ambitious performance art piece that will galvanize Tulsa's creatives for years and years to come.
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










