Tucked away by Brookings near the East end of campus, Brown Hall can feel out of the way. It’s unassuming over there, seemingly in its own little corner. You’d be forgiven for not imagining that the building houses a full-fledged movie theater.

In the St. Louis Black Repertory Company’s production of Carlyle Brown’s play The African Company Presents Richard III, William Shakespeare lingers like one of his own ghosts. He stands as almost a representation of art itself and as such, this immortality brings out the best and worst in people as they strive for artistic perfection. […]