Public staged readings of three new plays by Chicago-based African American playwrights: Jessica Posey, Michael Jones, and Nehanda Loiseau Julot; directed by Melissa Golden, Jamal Howard, and Aurelia Clunie.
Schedule of Plays
Saturday June 1
4:00pm - BORING BLACK PLAY by Jessica Posey, directed by Melissa Golden
Jade, a young Black writer, struggles to write a story that feels true to her. White voices “offer” criticism in Jade’s head and cause her further stress as she feels pressured to appeal to them. As she gets caught up in appealing to others instead of following her, she grapples with the relationships in her real life, too.
7:30pm - INHERITANCE -OR- BROTHERS FROM THE DEEP by Michael Jones,
directed by Jamal Howard
Two brothers go on a fishing trip at night to speak of their childhood and tumultuous relationship with their father.
Sunday, June 2
3:00pm - 3 SISTERS FORCED TO FACE THE SKY by Nehanda Julot, directed by Aurelia Clunie
Three sisters are abandoned yet again. This time it's Haiti. Three years after the earthquake. From politics to orgasms, personalities clash between those who left Haiti and those decided to stay behind. In one night, these sisters discover that while the rest of the world may have forgotten, they are forced to remember.
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For Colored Girls Who Have Considered Suicide/When the Rainbow is Enuf (7/20/24-8/4/24)
Fleetwood-Jourdain Theatre is at 927 Noyes Street, Evanston, IL.
This Bitter Earth (10/28/23-11/5/23)
The Baldwin-Giovanni Experience (9/2/23-9/3/23)
The Light (8/5/23-8/20/23)
Obama-ology (6/10/23-6/25/23)
American Son (10/29/22-11/13/22)
Exceptional Black Muses: A Musical Journey (8/20/22-8/21/22)
The Mamalogues (7/23/22-8/7/22)
Twilight: Los Angeles, 1992 (9/11/21-10/3/21)
Videos
Beautiful: The Carole King Musical
Paramount Theatre (4/24 - 6/16) | ||
Little Bear Ridge Road
Downstairs Theater At Steppenwolf Theatre (6/13 - 7/21) | ||
Mary's Wedding
Oil Lamp Theater (5/30 - 7/14) | ||
Romeo and Juliet
Nichols Park (7/26 - 7/28) | ||
Re-Writing the Declaration
The Center for Performing Arts (11/1 - 11/3) | ||
David Sedaris
Raue Center For The Arts (10/23 - 10/23) | ||
A Little Night Music
Theo Ubique Cabaret Theatre (5/24 - 7/14) | ||
Urban Queer Art Show And Market
Pride Arts Center (6/5 - 6/9) | ||
The Kite Runner
CIBC Theatre (6/11 - 6/23) | ||
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