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Celebrate African American arts and artists in the Triangle!
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Highlighted Events
In the Heights
October 16 - 21, 2018
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!
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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!
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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
Local Talent + Professional Performers = In The Heights!
By Sherri Holmes, Founder & Director
Triangle Friends of African American Arts
The Triangle Friends of African American Arts regularly attends performances by community theater companies so we know just how amazing our local talent is. The NC Theatre in Raleigh gives us the opportunity to perform with professional Broadway actors. Together they create great musicals like In The Heights which is being presented at the Raleigh Memorial auditorium from October 16 – 21, 2018.
The musical tells the story of a vibrant community in New York’s Washington Heights that is 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. In The Heights was developed by Lin-Manuel Miranda, creator of the wildly successful show, Hamilton. In the Heights won four Tony Awards including Best Musical and Best Score.
The diverse cast includes local performer Carly P. Jones, former coordinator of the African American Cultural Festival. Nick Sanchez comes straight from Broadway and Reed Shannon is the perfect combination of local and professional performer. Reed grew up in the Triangle and was cast as the young Michael Jackson in the first national tour of Broadway’s “Motown: The Musical”. Although he moved to California and now appears on television, he returned to Raleigh just for this wonderful show.
Don't miss the opportunity to see In The Heights. According to Carly P. Jones, “It‘s truly one of my favorite musicals of all time and such a beautiful story I think everyone should see.”
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