Tag: Suzan-Lori Parks

Arts and Entertainment, Asian American, Theater

Final Week to see Suzan-Lori Parks, Greg Keller, Leland Fowler, Orville Mendoza, Kenita Miller, Lauren Molina, Martín Solá, Pearl Sun and More in PLAYS FOR THE PLAGUE YEAR at Joe’s Pub

After a week-long hiatus from performances due to Covid-19 cases within the company, The Public Theater’s World Premiere of Suzan-Lori Parks’ new, theatrical concert, PLAYS FOR THE PLAGUE YEAR, resumed performances last night at Joe’s Pub. Preview performances began on Nov. 4, and was set to open on Nov. 16.  Remaining performances are Friday, November 25 at 7:00pm, Saturday, November 26 at 7:00pm, Sunday, November … Continue reading Final Week to see Suzan-Lori Parks, Greg Keller, Leland Fowler, Orville Mendoza, Kenita Miller, Lauren Molina, Martín Solá, Pearl Sun and More in PLAYS FOR THE PLAGUE YEAR at Joe’s Pub

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Arts and Entertainment, Theater

SLAVE PLAY and Tony Nominee Jeremy O. Harris Launch The Golden Collection Featuring 15 Plays By Black Playwrights

SLAVE PLAY and Tony Nominee Jeremy O. Harris Launch The Golden Collection Featuring 15 Plays By Black Playwrights https://wp.me/p8ilTC-86q In addition to Slave Play, other plays include Les Blancs by Lorraine Hansberry, The Colored Museum by George C. Wolfe, An Octoroon by Branden Jacobs Jenkins, Sweat by Lynn Nottage, A Collection of Plays (Wedding Band and Trouble in Mind) by Alice Childress, Fucking A by Suzan-Lori Parks, We Are Proud to Present a Presentation by Jackie Sibblies Drury, The Mountaintop by Katori Hall, Is God Is by Aleshea Harris, Fires in the Mirror by Anna Deavere Smith, Funnyhouse of a Negro by Adrienne Kennedy, For Colored Girls Who Have Considered Suicide / When the Rainbow Is Enuf by Ntozake Shange, Bootycandy by Slave Play’s Tony Award-nominated director Robert O’Hara, and Dream on Monkey Mountain by Derek Walcott. Continue reading SLAVE PLAY and Tony Nominee Jeremy O. Harris Launch The Golden Collection Featuring 15 Plays By Black Playwrights

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Arts and Entertainment, Benefits, Theater

Watch: Signature Theatre to Present Reunion Reading of Suzan-Lori Parks’ THE DEATH OF THE LAST BLACK MAN IN THE WHOLE ENTIRE WORLD Featuring Brittany Bellizeare, William DeMeritt, Patrena Murray, Reynaldo Piniella, Julian Rozzell, Roslyn Ruff, Mirirai Sithole, David Ryan Smith, Daniel J. Watts, Jamar Williams, and Amelia Workman

Oct. 27: Signature Theatre to Present Reunion Reading of Suzan-Lori Parks’ THE DEATH OF THE LAST BLACK MAN IN THE WHOLE ENTIRE WORLD Featuring Brittany Bellizeare, William DeMeritt, Patrena Murray, Reynaldo Piniella, Julian Rozzell, Roslyn Ruff, Mirirai Sithole, David Ryan Smith, Daniel J. Watts, Jamar Williams, and Amelia Workman at 6pm https://wp.me/p8ilTC-7BP Continue reading Watch: Signature Theatre to Present Reunion Reading of Suzan-Lori Parks’ THE DEATH OF THE LAST BLACK MAN IN THE WHOLE ENTIRE WORLD Featuring Brittany Bellizeare, William DeMeritt, Patrena Murray, Reynaldo Piniella, Julian Rozzell, Roslyn Ruff, Mirirai Sithole, David Ryan Smith, Daniel J. Watts, Jamar Williams, and Amelia Workman

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Cast member Keith David, director Phylicia Rashad and cast members Glynn Turman, Lillias White, Jason Dirden and Damon Gupton from August Wilson’’s “”Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom,” at Center Theatre Group/Mark Taper Forum at the Los Angeles Music Center. Photo by Luke Fontana
Arts and Entertainment, Awards, Television, Theater

Phylicia Rashad, Lillias White, Jason Dirden, Glynn Turman and Dan Moses Schrier Receive NAACP Theatre Award Nods for “Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom”;   “Father Comes Homes from the War Parts 1, 2 and 3,” “Fly,” and “Barbecue” Each Receive 8

Phylicia Rashad, Lillias White, Jason Dirden, Glynn Turman and Dan Moses Schrier Receive NAACP Theatre Award Nods for “Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom”;   “Father Comes Homes from the War Parts 1, 2 and 3,” “Fly,” and “Barbecue” Each Receive 8 https://wp.me/p8ilTC-1pZ Continue reading Phylicia Rashad, Lillias White, Jason Dirden, Glynn Turman and Dan Moses Schrier Receive NAACP Theatre Award Nods for “Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom”;   “Father Comes Homes from the War Parts 1, 2 and 3,” “Fly,” and “Barbecue” Each Receive 8

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Karole Foreman and Elijah Rock in The Gershwins' Porgy and Bess. Photographer: David Bazemore
Arts and Entertainment, Music, Theater

Ensemble Theatre Company brings 1960s Jazz to Santa Barbara With a Stunning Reorchestration of The Gershwins’ Porgy and Bess, Feb. 9-26

Ensemble Theatre Company brings 1960s Jazz to Santa Barbara With a Stunning Reorchestration of The Gershwins’ Porgy and Bess, Feb. 9-26 Continue reading Ensemble Theatre Company brings 1960s Jazz to Santa Barbara With a Stunning Reorchestration of The Gershwins’ Porgy and Bess, Feb. 9-26

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