The House That Will Not Stand
THE HOUSE THAT WILL NOT STAND
by Marcus Gardley
directed by Thomas W. Jones II
Desire. Jealousy. Murder. Voodoo.
Beartrice—a free woman of color—and her three unwed daughters face changing racial divides and an uncertain future in the hot New Orleans summer of 1813 after the mysterious death of her white lover. A sensuous, humorous and bewitching family drama of love and survival told in a rich and lyrical river of words, music and dance. 2019 Obie Award-Winner.
By the writer of the upcoming new musical film version of The Color Purple.
The Selector
Top Celebrity Rob is the hottest up and coming dancehall DJ in Springfield. Together Rob and DJ Parlay embark on taking over the dancehall scene while balancing the hustle of their every day lives enduring the good, bad and ugly.
Late To The Party Premier
During his 25th birthday party, Jamie runs into his ex-best friend who ghosted him after he confessed his feelings for her before college, but she doesn't recognize him post-transition.
No 6
The Studio Theatre Tierra Del Sol presents…
No. 6
BY TJ YOUNG
In 2001, the death of an unarmed Black man by the police has put the city of Cincinnati on edge. This incident has incited a five-day riot setting the citizens against the police force. During these violent protests, twins Felicia and Felix hunker down with their mother in their apartment. In lockdown, Felicia fine-tunes her natural history thesis while Felix, protective of his mother and sister, takes care of the family's needs. Returning from a risky grocery run, Felix brings home more than just dinner; he drags an unconscious white man into his family's apartment. The family attempts to find out who this man is and why Felix brought him home, while the riots grow and move closer. As we learn more about the strange man, this play asks us to confront the changes we all must make in order to avoid Felicia's hypothesis of extinction event No. 6.
Source: https://www.thesharonstudio.com/no6.html
Pipeline
The Studio Theatre Tierra Del Sol presents…
PIPELINE
BY DOMINIQUE MORISSEAU
Go to school. Get suspended. Get expelled. Go to prison.
Nya, an inner-city public high school teacher, is committed to her students but desperate to give her only son Omari opportunities her pupils will never have. When Omari is involved in a controversial incident at his upstate private school, her hopes for her son clash with an educational system rigged against him. Now, Nya must confront his rage and her own choices as a parent without turning her back on the community that shaped him.
Pipeline by Dominique Morisseau draws its name from the unfortunate social phenomenon of the school-to-prison pipeline that affects young black men. Gwendolyn Brooks' prophetic poem, "We Real Cool" is the backdrop of this passionate play about educators who see the humanity in their students and a family struggling to outrun social prophecy.
Black women in comedy festival
TroyElan’s next Stand-Up performance will be with the Black Women In Comedy Festival. The Festival will be held virtually this October.