|
Celebrate African American arts and artists in the Triangle!
|
Highlighted Events
October 16 - 21, 2018
In the Heights
From the creator of Hamilton, In the Heights tells the universal story of a vibrant community in New York’s Washington Heights neighborhood – a place where the coffee from the corner bodega is light and sweet, the windows are always open and the breeze carries the rhythm of three generations of music. It’s a community on the brink of change, full of hopes, dreams and pressures, where the biggest struggles can be deciding which traditions you take with you, and which ones you leave behind. Tickets start at just $25.15!
Raleigh Memorial Auditorium
One East South Street, Raleigh, NC 27601
www.nctheatre.com
Carly Prentis Jones has the role of Camila Rosario. Carly once served as Coordinator of the African American Cultural Festival in Raleigh. Did you know she was also an accomplished singer and actor? Don't miss this great opportunity to see her perform!
|
You may have seen Reed LoRenzo Shannon at the Durham Performing Arts Center when he played Young Michael Jackson in the First National Tour of Broadway’s “Motown the Musical”. See Reed in the role of Sonny!
|
Skeleton Crew
October 16 - 28, 2018
At the start of the Great Recession, one of the last auto stamping plants in Detroit is on shaky ground. The long hours and demanding shifts have turned the line workers into a family, but the stress and strain of an uncertain future threatens to do more than just gum up the works. In the conclusion to her Detroit Trilogy, Dominique Morisseau takes us deeply into the difficult choices each blue collar worker must face as they see the writing on the wall.
PlayMakers Repertory Company
120 Country Club Road, Chapel Hill
www.playmakersrep.org
Do you want to save 30% off your ticket price and see the show with friends? Join Triangle FAAA at the performance on Saturday, October 20 at 7:30 pm. Get your tickets today! There are only a few seats left with the group! Tickets are just $26.34.
October 16 - 28, 2018
At the start of the Great Recession, one of the last auto stamping plants in Detroit is on shaky ground. The long hours and demanding shifts have turned the line workers into a family, but the stress and strain of an uncertain future threatens to do more than just gum up the works. In the conclusion to her Detroit Trilogy, Dominique Morisseau takes us deeply into the difficult choices each blue collar worker must face as they see the writing on the wall.
PlayMakers Repertory Company
120 Country Club Road, Chapel Hill
www.playmakersrep.org
Do you want to save 30% off your ticket price and see the show with friends? Join Triangle FAAA at the performance on Saturday, October 20 at 7:30 pm. Get your tickets today! There are only a few seats left with the group! Tickets are just $26.34.
Triangle Friends of African American Arts presents
African American Theater Preview
January 20, 2019 at 7pm
The Triangle Friends of African American Arts is bringing together performing arts organizations to showcase the wonderful African American plays and musicals that will hit the stages in 2019. This special evening will include insights from playwrights as well as songs and dramatic scenes from upcoming performances. Admission is $15.
Raleigh Little Theatre
301 Pogue Street, Raleigh
Photo credit: Bruce dePyssler
Blog Highlights
|
|
On December 4, the Triangle Friends of African American Arts attended the play Dot at PlayMakers Repertory Company in Chapel Hill. It was an amazing show about an African American family in West Philadelphia. It was funny, touching and dramatic. You could see our lives reflected on the stage. There were wonderful actors and a great set. And PlayMakers has such an intimate theater that every seat had a great view. And yet, when I left the show I felt disappointed.
That is because when I looked around the audience there were lots of empty seats and only a few were filled by people of color. And it is such a loss for our community. There are so many reasons to attend an African American play or musical. You’ll have a wonderful experience. You’ll receive gratitude from the family or friends that you bring (“This was such a great show. Thank you for telling me about it.”). And you’ll have the satisfaction of knowing that you supported African American arts and artists.
When we fill up the audience for an African American play or musical, the African American performers feel energized and appreciated. I once spoke with an African American actor after a play and she said that it was a different show when we were in the theater. We respond. We encourage. We laugh at the right moments. The success of African American plays and musicals, enables theater companies to present shows that will provide more work for African American actors and playwrights. And it ensures that we will have more opportunities see our history, our culture, and our lives in the stories that we see on the stage. So support African American theater in the Triangle is a wonderful way to make a difference!
On January 20, 2019 at 7:00 pm, The Triangle Friends of African American Arts is bringing together several performing arts organizations to showcase the wonderful African American plays and musicals that will hit the stages in 2018. This special evening will include dramatic readings, songs and scenes from upcoming performances.
Photo credit: Audience at the 1st annual Triangle African American Theater Preview in 2017. By Beth Mann/Early Bird Photo on behalf of ArtsNowNC.
Like Us!
|
 Follow Us!
|