4.3.24 - 4.6.24
Cats for change
4pm & 7pm | Professional Performing Arts School (map)
After leaving the big city, Getty has made a new life for herself and her daughter Acca in the Pacific Northwest. But life in the great outdoors has not quite lived up to its promise. A chance (and smelly) meeting with a cat who happens to be a god unlocks a world of creatures, deities, and a few catchy songs that make Getty and Acca question everything. From retired feline gods to instigating squirrels, Cats for Change is a play that reflects on what we are meant for in this life, what is required of us in this world, and who we relate to along the way. Directed by Josiah Davis, this premiere features the Waterwell Drama Program Class of 2024.
Tickets and more info available here.
11.17.23
Wind is in the Cane…book launch
7:30pm | Brooklyn Artery, 1004 Cortelyou Road (map)
Marking the 100th anniversary of Jean Toomer’s Cane, The 3rd Thing has published a new critical edition, complete with companion guide and oracular deck. Join project contributors Nissy Aya, Andrew E. Colarusso, Gabrielle Civil, Dr. Elijah Heyward III, Kameelah Janan Rasheed, Dominique Rider, Sheree Renée Thomas, and more for an evening of literary celebration and reflection. RSVP for free here.
8.9.23
good Blood @ Mixfest
7pm | Atlantic Theater, 330 W 16th Street (map)
MixFest, the annual free reading series exploring and celebrating the abundance of diverse stories in the theater, announces (Writ)ual Mix: Traditions of the Diaspora MixFest, a series of readings of new work co-curated by theater artists Daaimah Mubashshir, NSangou Njikam, and Awoye Timpo. RSVP for free tickets here.
5.4.23 - 6.4.23
Bernarda’s Daughters
Pershing Square Signature Theater Center
In an Off-Broadway world premiere co-produced by The New Group and National Black Theatre, this world premiere follows the Abellard sisters as they take refuge in their family home amid gentrifying construction, street protests, and a sweltering summer in Flatbush. Simmering in the losses of their father and their neighborhood, they clash over how to contend with the legacy of their parents in a city that is no longer theirs. Tickets and more info available at www.thenewgroup.org.