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Young Playwrights’ Theater- Silence is Violence: Mothering While Black

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Young Playwrights’ Theater presents,
Silence is Violence: Mothering While Black
True stories and reflections on Black motherhood from the young women of Olaiya’s Cradle through spoken word poetry, monologues and more. Featuring Zipporah Brown, Tamieka Chavis, Ayesis Clay, Kenya D. Morris and Chinna Palmer.

Healer and activist Erika Totten, co-creator of Black Lives Matter DC and founder of Unchained Visioning, will facilitate an interactive discussion following the performance.

We’re proud to partner with Sasha Bruce Youthwork and its program Olaiya’s Cradle, a service program for young women who are mothers.

Dates: October 23 & 24
Time: 7pm – 9pm

This event is $15 for adults and FREE for young people 18 and under.

Attention: CASTING CALL for New Works Festival

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Audition Announcement 

Anacostia Playhouse will host a series of staged readings of new short plays as part of the Visions/Revisions New Works Festival November 15-17. Plays are 10 – 15 minutes long and address the history of Anacostia as well as present day changes in the city’s landscape and population.

Open auditions will be held October 20 from 10am to 3:30pm. There are no audition appointments but please arrive no later than 2:30pm in order to be seen.

We are looking for actors able to play characters between the ages of 18 and 70.

To audition please prepare a 90-second monologue and be prepared for cold readings as well. Please email your headshot and resume in advance to Adele Robey at: arobey@fusemail.com

Evening performances will be held November 15, 16, and 17 with a matinee performance on November 17. Limited rehearsals will be scheduled between October 22 and November 13.

All actors will receive a $100 stipend.

Audition location:
Anacostia Playhouse
2020 Shannon Pl SE
Washington, DC 20020

 

 

 

 

Anacostia Playhouse Winter Holiday Theater Camp

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Winter Holiday Theater Camp

Anacostia Playhouse's Winter Holiday Theater Camp runs December 26-29, open to children ages 7-14. This form is our registration for the camp.
  • The Day starts at 10:00 (please arrive by 9:45) and finishes at 4:00. Please send your child with a bagged lunch. We'll provide bottled water. On the last day, Saturday December 29, there will be a short presentation at 4:00 PM for relatives or friends to see what the young people worked on throughout the week.

Camp Tuition: $125

Please pay by clicking this link. If you are interested in scholarships, please email Adele Robey at arobey@fusemail.com

Encore!: The Very Last Days Of The First Colored Circus

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Kay Kendall and Jack Davies present a final opportunity for you to see Restoration Stage’s Helen Hayes Awards Recommended new musical, “The Very Last Days of the First Colored Circus.” Steven A. Butler, Jr.’s redemptive story of love, loss, and family set against the backdrop of the 1927 Charles County Fair features Miles Folley and Ayana Reed. With new songs by director Courtney Baker-Oliver and Christopher Burnett and musical directed by Broadway veteran Wilkie Ferguson, it’s a story you’ll never forget.

Featuring Miles Folley, Ayana Reed, Corisa Myers, and Charles W. Harris, Jr. with Abiola Yetunde, MarQuis Fair, Brittany Timmons, Pat Martin, Sara Hernandez, Nikki Summons, Katy Chmura, Robert Hamilton, Mandrill Solomon and Andrea Gerald
“A hugely satisfying saga bursting with heart, humor, and song.” ~DC Metro Theatre Arts
“Musical sequence in the second act makes you sit up straight.” ~The Washington Post
“Butler has the grit and talent to go far.” ~DC Theatre Scene
“The Very Last Days of the First Colored Circus” runs January 18–28, 2018! Visit www.restorationstage.com for tickets.
Directed and Produced by Courtney Baker-Oliver
Music and lyrics by Courtney Baker-Oliver and Christopher John
Production Designer Trystin Kier
Associate Producers Suli Myrie Rikki Lacewell and Dr. Will Cobbs
Musical Director Wilkie Ferguson III
Assistant Director Desire’ DuBose
Choreographer Raquis Da’Juan Petree
January 18–28, 2018
Tickets $45-$55

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For additional information on The Very Last Days of the First Colored Circus and Restoration Stage, Inc. please contact 202-714-0646 or visit www.restorationstage.org

When Words Aren’t Enough

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There are moments in life too great to be expressed by mere prose: the start of a new romance, losing a loved one, beginning a new adventure…for these moments, we have the international language of song; the language every heart speaks. ‘When words aren’t enough, there’s music.’

Monday January 15th, 2018

Tickets:$20

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Forever Soulful

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Treat your loved ones to an evening of holiday cheer by joining some the most talented performers in the DMV!
Forever Soulful is a show filled with songs of Holidays past, present, and everyone sings from the bottom of their souls!
Starring: Tom Flatt as your Master of Ceremonies!
Musical direction by Daniel Flores and performances by:
Steve Cairns
Sean Scriber
Matthew Raiz
Rachel Harvey
Dean Reichard
Meredith Richard
Kenneth L Waters, Jr.
Jon Hamilton and students from the Metropolitan School of the Arts
with Special Guest Headliner: GENEVIEVE WILLIAMS !
Genevieve Williams is a Washington, DC native who has performed internationally. Her most recent theatrical performance as “Deloris Van Cartier” in the musical adaptation of the movie “ Sister Act” garnered a nomination for Best Actress in a Musical or Revue (Non-Equity) 2017  from Broadway World – Baltimore. Other roles have included: “Mama Morton” in CHICAGO, “Ouiser” in STEEL MAGNOLIAS, “Motormouth Maybelle” in HAIRSPRAY, “Evillene” in THE WIZ, “Spider” in JEKYLL AND HYDE and “The Voice of Audrey II” in LITTLE SHOP OF HORRORS. When not performing, Ms. Williams is a fourth grade classroom teacher in the Prince George’s County Public Schools. She would like to thank Anya and the Anacostia Playhouse for this opportunity. Happy Holidays!
Monday, December 18, 8 pm
Tickets are only $20!

The Cool Yule Fundraiser!

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Support our youth and family programming at the Cool Yule Fundraiser!
 
A time for family fun, great holiday music, and bringing a community together. So get your ticket today!
What it includes:
A ticket to  the matinee performance of The Best Christmas Pageant Ever
A reception with the cast with yummy holiday goodies to eat and drink
A reading of The Night Before Christmas 
A visit from Santa!
 
A drawing for two ginormous Christmas stockings full of cool stuff will be held!
 
The Details:
Sunday, December 10, 2:30 matinee with party immediately following.
Tickets are $40 adults and $20 14 and under
 

Unsaid by Jared Shamberger

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Unsaid is a brand new solo act written and performed by DC actor/director/playwright Jared Shamberger. Through a dozen different characters, he explores the nature of secrets and the messy, unpredictable, and sometimes comical effects of confession. Join Jared as he discovers if salvation can be found in the things we don’t say.

Dates:
August 25th, 8 pm
August 26th, 8 pm

Box Office- 7 pm
Doors Open- 7:30 pm

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Word Becomes Flesh

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With brutal honesty and raw physicality, Word Becomes Flesh is a series of letters from a young black man to his unborn son. The award-winning performing ensemble, director, and design team will return to Theater Alliance for this encore production that uses hip-hop, dance, and music to explore what it means to be a black man in the 21st century.

Word Becomes Flesh is being presented as part of the Words Becomes Action Festival, a series of new works from local artists, workshops, and conversations that articulate the diversity of the African-Diaspora, asks important questions, invite action, and incite change! Theater Alliance will partner with a number of nonprofits to provide our audience the resources to put words into tangible action and bring real change to our community!

Website:
https://theateralliance.com/portfolio/word-becomes-flesh/

Ticket:
https://theateralliance.secure.force.com/ticket#details_a0S0P000004KMOSUA4

Special Event: The Trans-Atlantic Time Traveling Company

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Special Event: The Trans-Atlantic Time Traveling Company
by Holly Bass
A collaboration among Holly Bass, Theater Alliance and the Anacostia Playhouse
July 26 – 29, 2018

Three freedwomen travel through the American south in the 1860s with a medicine show, but unlike other snake oil salesmen of the day, these mysterious women give away their healing potions in an attempt to cure a dangerous disease that threatens to destroy future generations. A devised work of dance theater, The Trans-Atlantic Time Traveling Company combines vaudeville, sampling culture and time travel to engage the audience in a conversation about what it means to be free and ways we can move towards an equitable and just society.

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