#blacktheater

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Scenes from PREISTESS OF TWERK February 2020 B.C. created by @niasoli performed by her, myself and amazing vocalists @officialtieishathomas @synead I will never forget how angelically rooted y’all all sounded 😍 and amazing dancers @ziiomizm @danicrisstheartist and @aguerojahannes y’all brought the moves!! sound design by @wazimaret light design by @hidirellez_at_unionknott costuming by @rashidahamatullah choreographed by @shernitasofly for @herearts When Nia reached out me about performing and helping her write lyrics to music for this show, I was coming off The Fire This Time festival and wasn’t sure if I was up for the task but so happy I pushed thru becuz, as always, working with Nia is such a healing, familial and serendipitous experience. Playing Queen Nephthys in this divine ritual presentation gave me new found power in my own black femme resilience and pushed forward a conversation around what it truly means to destroy patriarchy. It provided me the self actualization needed to get through the quarantine none of us knew was coming. This was the last piece of theater I had the privilege to perform. It set the tone for the times. Coming out of #blackhistorymonth and into #womenshistorymonth I couldn’t be happier with the history I was making with these productions and especially with this ensemble. Love y’all, miss y’all happy anniversary to this production. More shots to come. Please tag anyone I may have forgotten to credit! #fuckpatriarchy #liberationnow #defundthepolice #blacklivesmatter✊🏽✊🏾✊🏿 #blacktranslivesmatter #blackwomenmatter #blacktheater #blacksongs #blackactress #underworld #isis #nephythys #beautiful #divinity #blackqueen (at HERE Arts Center) https://www.instagram.com/p/CL4oXX5FsD6/?igshid=fbxlpogjoenx

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🎭 #ArtIsAWeapon Visiting the #AugustWilsonHouse in Pittsburgh, PA is on my list of places to travel!

✍️🏾reposted from @mellonfoundation American theater history lives on 1727 Bedford Avenue in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.

 

@augustwilsonhouse preserves and activates the childhood home of legendary playwright August Wilson.

 

Born and raised in Pittsburgh’s historic Hill District, Wilson lived in a two-room apartment with his mother and five siblings. When he was four years old, his mother, Daisy, taught him how to read at the kitchen table.

 

Wilson started his career as a poet, joining the Centre Avenue Poets Theater Workshop. After co-founding the Black Horizon Theater with Rob Penny, he began to produce plays. As opportunities drew him away from his hometown, his work filled with scenes and memories of the Hill District.

The neighborhood provided inspiration for nine of his 10 plays in the “Pittsburgh Cycle,” which documented African American life in the 20th century. This earned him two Pulitzer Prizes, in 1987 for “Fences” and 1990 for “The Piano Lesson.”

 

But as his career rose, Wilson’s childhood home fell into disrepair. His beloved Hill District lost about 75% of its residents through policies that drove unemployment and urban displacement.

 

Prior to his death, Wilson knew of the desire to restore his childhood home. But he never wanted it to become a museum—rather, he wanted the space to be directly “useful” to the community and a place of refuge for artists.

 

After renovations led by family, community members, and historic preservationists, August Wilson House opened to the public as a community arts center in 2022.

 

“Our tagline is, ‘claim what is yours,’” says executive director Denise Turner. “We want people to find creativity around every corner of the house and take a little piece of that with them.”

 

Today, AWH offers free arts programming, playwriting Fellowships, and has an accessible outdoor theater where Wilson’s plays are remounted. Its “Art for August” program commissions visual artists to create works inspired by the playwright.

At the center of the house lies a historical reproduction of Wilson’s apartment, kitchen table and all. It is here that visitors get a true sense of where it all started.

#AugustWilson #BlackTheater #JoeTurnersComeAndGone

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🎭 #ArtIsAWeapon Y'ALL!!! Tarell Alvin McCraney's "The Brothers Size" (@brosize.ny) starring André Holland (@andreholland) as Ogun, Alani iLongwe (@alanilongwe) as Oshoosi, and Malcolm Mays (@imalcolmmays) as Elegba IS NOT TO BE MISSED!!! RUN SEE IT at The Shed (@theshedny) before it closes September 28!!!

📷s by Eric Moore (@elmodamnit)

👏🏿Bravo to the incredible cast, co-directors McCrary and Bijan Sheibani (@sheibanibijan), choreographer Juel D. Lane (@jueldlane) and musician Munir Zakee (@munirzakee) for bringing this beautiful, riveting story to the stage! Special shout out to my girl Dionn (@dionnkatrina) 💗

🎥 reposted from @newyorktheatreguide

🖼s reposted from @theshedny & @brosize.ny

🎨Illustration by Enam Bosokah

Via TheShed.org

https://www.theshed.org/program/445-the-brothers-size

About The Brothers Size

From Tarell Alvin McCraney, the Academy Award–winning storyteller behind Moonlight, comes a modern-day fable about life after incarceration and the struggles of family, duty, and freedom.

Starring André Holland (Moonlight, Exhibiting Forgiveness) as Ogun Size and featuring Alani iLongwe (Arthur The King) as Oshoosi Size and Malcolm Mays (Snowfall) as Elegba, this new production of The Brothers Size comes on the 20th anniversary of McCraney’s groundbreaking drama.

This intimate, lyrical new production is presented in the round with live music, incorporating the rich storytelling tradition of the Yoruba people of West Africa.

#offbroadway #andreholland #BlackTheater #BlackGirkTheaterGeeks #musicaltheatre #plays #drama

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🎭#ArtIsAWeapon

Theater Lovers! RUN SEE "Wine In The Wilderness" at the @classicstage before it closes April 19!!!!!

Tony award-winning actress LaChanze @mslachanze makes her directorial debut with this production of the #AliceChildress-penned classic, which stars Olivia Washington, Grantham Coleman, Brooks Brantly, Milton Craig Neely and Lakisha May.

I bought a discounted rush ticket for $30 at the box office, which opens an hour before the show starts. You can also purchase tickets online. GO!

📍Classic Stage Company

136 E 13th Street, NYC 10003.

https://www.classicstage.org/

It was also a nice surprise running into theater lovers Linda and Tanya!

🎥✍️🏾reposted from @classicstage

SYNOPSIS: Fortune has smiled on artist Bill Jameson (Grantham Coleman) – his friends just introduced him to a model for the final piece of his triptych on Black womanhood. But this woman, Tomorrow Marie (Olivia Washington), is no mere muse, and she’s about to give Bill much more than he bargained for. Set against the backdrop of the 1964 Harlem riot on a hot summer night, Wine in the Wilderness is a rarely-seen play from the brilliant mind of Alice Childress, whose Trouble in Mind recently took Broadway by storm. That production’s star, Tony® winner LaChanze, brings her deep connection to Childress’s work to her New York directing debut.

#LaChanze #OffBroadway #WineInTheWilderness #AliceChildress #BlackTheater #BlackGirlTheaterGeeks

[cyarskaren52]

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HBCUs have been essential in shaping Black drama by nurturing playwrights, performers, and productions that reflect the Black experience. These institutions have preserved African American storytelling while addressing social and political issues. Their theater programs provide a space for Black artists to explore their identity and culture without relying on mainstream institutions. By training future theater professionals, HBCUs have influenced American theater and helped create a distinct Black theatrical style. Incorporating African American folklore, music, and movement, they challenge Eurocentric norms and resist stereotypes. This support has made Black theater a powerful force for cultural expression and social change. For more information, please read "Black Theater: Premise and Presentation" by Carlton Molette

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🎭#ArtIsAWeapon I got my ticket to see @domorisseau 's new play BAD KREYÒL on #BlackTheatreNight at @signatureinnyc. You going?

Reposted from @signatureinnyc & @mtc_nyc It's not too late to get your tickets for Black Theatre Night at BAD KREYÒL this Thursday! 🎉

There will be good vibes with music, refreshments, and an inspiring post-show playwrights panel [featuring @domorisseau @jjbioh @mfudofia @chris__berry]. Get your tickets at the link in bio!

#BADKREYÒL #DominiqueMorisseau #BlackGirlTheaterGeeks

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🎭 #ArtIsAWeapon Discount and 2-for-1 ticket offers to see "Jaja's African Hair Braiding," a new play by Jocelyn Bioh @jjbioh, directed by Whitney White @naptural85, presented by Manhattan Theatre Club @mtc_nyc , Madison Wells Live @heymadisonwells, LaChanze @mslachanze, and Taraji P. Henson @tarajiphenson

Limited Engagement - Broadway previews begin September 12, 2023

Samuel J. Friedman Theatre • 261 W. 47th Street • New York, NY 10036

Reposted from @mtc_nyc Welcome to Jaja’s, a bustling hair braiding shop in Harlem where every day, a group of West African immigrant hair braiders are creating masterpieces on the heads of neighborhood women. Over the course of one sweltering summer day, love will blossom, dreams will flourish, secrets will be revealed, and the uncertainty of their circumstances will force this tight-knit community to confront what it means to be an outsider on the edge of the place they call home.

✅️DISCOUNT TICKET OFFER FROM @walktallgirl - Get $49 tickets with code MTCWTG*

"Join us for Black Theater Night

Wednesday, September 20 • 7:00 pm

Post-performance discussion with JAJA producing partners LaChanze and Taraji P. Henson!

To Purchase Tickets:

Online: www.telecharge.com | Call: 212.947.8844 | In-Person: Visit the Samuel J. Friedman Theatre Box Office, 261 W. 47th St, NYC | Save on ticketing fees - Buy in person."

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✅️#NYCBroadwayWeek, September 4-17, 2-for-1 ticket offer from @nyctourism: You can book 2-for-1 tickets now at 20+ participating shows. Browse and book now at nyctourism.com/broadway-week (link in bio). ⁠

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#JajaBroadway #JocelynBioh #BlackPlaywrights #BlackTheater #BlackTheaterNight #DiscountTickets #BlackGirlTheaterGeeks ⁠#Broadway #NYCBroadway #NYCTourism

[kayprism]

Tomorrow I tell her story in monologue form. I co-wrote the rest of the script for #fromtheclay with @ladylovesherpen too while learning and researching in less than 2 weeks to present From The Clay celebrating #blacktheater #atlantahistory tomorrow at 3... Meet this lover of #Shakespeare who contributed to bringing #thebard and a standard of excellence to #atlanta (on campus of Atlanta University before it was #clarkuniversity ) laying the foundation for future #thespians to follow... She had a remarkable history making husband too. #adrienneherndon #herndonhouse #atlactor #imwriting #imacting #multihyphenate (your favorite) Showtime at 3. #free99 @woodruffartscenter Rich Theater Awesome way to kick off my new birthday week! Thanks again @nbaf @jademaials AND @ladylovesherpen for being an awesome co-collaborater!! See previous post. https://www.instagram.com/p/CpFbYd9OfcF/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=