To be sure, she’s one of our most talented multi-hyphenates.
Actor/singer/musician/mentor/businesswoman/teacher/director/counselor.
And when Leta Harris Neustaedter has er heart set on something … well, stand back.
“It is a journey … me and this play,” she told us four years ago. At the time, Neustaedter was about to perform staged readings of "Intimate Apparel," the award-winning drama from two-time Pulitzer winner Lynn Nottage.
“And then I was hooked. I wanted to mount the full play. I thought, “Who else wants to do this play?’; I just wasn’t able to find anybody else. I couldn’t understand why, because it’s a gorgeous story.”
Indeed, it has been twenty years since "Intimate Apparel" opened to rave reviews and scooped up a bunch of theater trophies. And The Independent said, “it was among the 40 best plays ever written.”
Fast forward to 2026 (and quite appropriately Black History Month): And finally, Nottage’s play about race, class, mystery and dreams will be mounted in Boise Little Theater’s Black Box Theater.
“It may be a minimalist stage; but do I play by the rules? I live my life in a maximalist way!” she said with a big laugh.
Neustaedter visited with Morning Edition host George Prentice to preview the play that she has been on a journey with for years.
Find reporter George Prentice @georgepren
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