Overview of Performances from the African American Theater Preview
Moses T. Alexander Greene’s “Pooled”: February 16 – 18, 2018
The story of how one man's determination to be the next person to receive the Pool's healing is
challenged after learning the stories of those gathered.
Deb Royals-Mizerk and Li V Mahob Productions in partnership with Theatre Raleigh at Kennedy Theatre.
www.theatreraleigh.com
The Talk: March 8 - 11, 2018
This is a oneman performance that draws on the voices of ancestors, elders, youths, and intellectuals to engage in the difficult conversations that we must have with our children as we prepare them to survive and thrive in a cacialized America. Presented by Sonny Kelly at Swain Theater at University of North Carolina. www.sonnykelly.com
Ain't Misbehavin': March 9 – 25, 2018
Ain't Misbehavin’ evokes delightful humor and infectious energy as a versatile cast struts, strums and sings the songs from the Golden Age of the Cotton Club.
North Raleigh Arts and Creative Theatre. www.nract.org
Leaving Eden: April 4 – 22, 2018
Playwright Mike Wiley and singer-songwriter Laurelyn Dossett explore the cyclical nature of human behavior. A story of racial tension, immigration, and economic crisis in a small North Carolina town.
PlayMakers Repertory Company. www.playmakersrep.org
For Colored Girls Who Considered Suicide When the Rainbow is Enuf: April 20 – 22, 2018
A staged reading. The ensemble will feature seven African-American women who will tell their interconnected stories of faith, love, empowerment and loss. The Justice Theater Project at St. Augustine University. www.thejusticetheaterproject.org
Ramona King’s Steal Away: April 27 – 29, 2018
Set in Chicago during the Depression, 5 upstanding church ladies raise funds to send Black women to college by holding bake sales and one day they decide to rob a bank!
Agape Theatre Project at Burning Coal Theatre. www.agapetheatreproject.com
Blood Done Sign My Name: May 11 – 27, 2018
In this world premier ensemble version, Mike Wiley brings to life the recollections of author Timothy Tyson surrounding the 1970 murder of Henry “Dickie” Marrow in Oxford, NC and the events that followed.
Raleigh Little Theatre. www.raleighlittletheatre.org
Worried: The Play: June 7 – 24, 2018
Experience 12 monologues about people with real but different worries. With humor and a simple shared bond, each character has something that audiences can relate to.
SheCow & DPPR Productions at Burning Coal Theatre. www.burningcoal.org/secondstage
Moses T. Alexander Greene’s “Pooled”: February 16 – 18, 2018
The story of how one man's determination to be the next person to receive the Pool's healing is
challenged after learning the stories of those gathered.
Deb Royals-Mizerk and Li V Mahob Productions in partnership with Theatre Raleigh at Kennedy Theatre.
www.theatreraleigh.com
The Talk: March 8 - 11, 2018
This is a oneman performance that draws on the voices of ancestors, elders, youths, and intellectuals to engage in the difficult conversations that we must have with our children as we prepare them to survive and thrive in a cacialized America. Presented by Sonny Kelly at Swain Theater at University of North Carolina. www.sonnykelly.com
Ain't Misbehavin': March 9 – 25, 2018
Ain't Misbehavin’ evokes delightful humor and infectious energy as a versatile cast struts, strums and sings the songs from the Golden Age of the Cotton Club.
North Raleigh Arts and Creative Theatre. www.nract.org
Leaving Eden: April 4 – 22, 2018
Playwright Mike Wiley and singer-songwriter Laurelyn Dossett explore the cyclical nature of human behavior. A story of racial tension, immigration, and economic crisis in a small North Carolina town.
PlayMakers Repertory Company. www.playmakersrep.org
For Colored Girls Who Considered Suicide When the Rainbow is Enuf: April 20 – 22, 2018
A staged reading. The ensemble will feature seven African-American women who will tell their interconnected stories of faith, love, empowerment and loss. The Justice Theater Project at St. Augustine University. www.thejusticetheaterproject.org
Ramona King’s Steal Away: April 27 – 29, 2018
Set in Chicago during the Depression, 5 upstanding church ladies raise funds to send Black women to college by holding bake sales and one day they decide to rob a bank!
Agape Theatre Project at Burning Coal Theatre. www.agapetheatreproject.com
Blood Done Sign My Name: May 11 – 27, 2018
In this world premier ensemble version, Mike Wiley brings to life the recollections of author Timothy Tyson surrounding the 1970 murder of Henry “Dickie” Marrow in Oxford, NC and the events that followed.
Raleigh Little Theatre. www.raleighlittletheatre.org
Worried: The Play: June 7 – 24, 2018
Experience 12 monologues about people with real but different worries. With humor and a simple shared bond, each character has something that audiences can relate to.
SheCow & DPPR Productions at Burning Coal Theatre. www.burningcoal.org/secondstage