Details Announced for AFROFEMONONOMY // WORK THE ROOTS Presented by Performance Space New York
Programming features “Last night, I dreamt I danced in the image of God.”, The Essentialisn t: Gold Taste,by BWW News Desk
Performance Space New York, with co-production partner New Georges has announced details surrounding AFROFEMONONOMY // WORK THE ROOTS, a group activation of Black femme theater artists in celebration of each other. Since March 2021, collaborators within AFROFEMONONOMY-including Lileana Blain-Cruz, Charlotte Brathwaite, Eisa Davis, Jackie Sibblies Drury, Deadria Harrington, Ayesha Jordan, Joie Lee, April Matthis, Jennifer Harrison Newman, Okwui Okpokwasili, Stacey Karen Robinson, and Kaneza Schaal-have been meeting in informal in-person and remote gatherings to explore Kathleen Collins 1984 quartet of unproduced one-acts Begin the Beguine and Eisa Davis musical performance work The Essentialisn t. Resonating throughout both works are questions of societal strain
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Art House Productionsâ Virtual INKubator New Play Festival Kicks Off ×
Art House Productions has announced casting for the Virtual INKubator New Play Festival, now underway through Wednesday, May 19 online via Zoom.
The festival will feature playwrights from the 2019-2020 and 2020-2021 cohorts, including Kev Berry, Andrea Coleman, Izzi DâEsposito, Madeline Dennis-Yates, Nathaniel Foster, Alyssa Haddad, Aja Nisenson, SMJ, Christopher-Rashee Stevenson, Leila Teitelman, and Colin Waitt. All public readings are free for audiences and begin at 7:00pm EST. Audiences who attend the festival will also have the opportunity to participate in conversations with the writers, directors, and actors after each performance.
Performance Space New York, with co-production partner New Georges, announces details surrounding AFROFEMONONOMY // WORK THE ROOTS, a group activation of Black femme theater artists in celebration of each other.