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I Ain’t Yo’ Uncle - The New Jack Revisionist Uncle Tom’s Cabin
5 Male, 4 Female
This play takes Harriet Beecher Stowe’s abolitionist novel and spins it on its ear Old stereotypes get to meet their creator, as Uncle Tom, Topsy and Eliza put Harriet Beecher Stowe on trial for…
I Just Stopped By to See the Man - USA/Canada ONLY
2 Male, 1 Female
First produced by the Royal Court Theatre in London, this play had its American premiere at Steppenwolf Theatre, Chicago Set in the heart of the Mississippi Delta, it is a passionate and political ode…
In the Heat of the Night
8 Male, 2 Female
This is acclaimed playwright Matt Pelfrey’s adaptation of John Ball’s In the Heat of the Night based on the award-winning book that inspired the Oscar-winning film and the Emmy-winning television series…
Inns and Outs - Memorial Day & Independence Day & Labor Day & Halloween & Christmas & New Year’s Eve
3 Male, 5 Female
These six short plays are perfect fare for anyone who’s had to get through a holiday and a relationship at the same time! Memorial Day - Two 30-something professionals try to consummate their relationship,…
Joe Guy
Joe Boateng, the ‘David Beckham’ of his generation, is Ghanaian Naomi, his childhood sweetheart is British and of Jamaican parentage With Joe’s escalating celebrity status comes huge sacrifices, accusations…
Knock Me a Kiss - USA/Canada ONLY
3 Male, 3 Female
A fictional account inspired by the actual events surrounding the 1928 marriage of W.E.B. Du Bois’ daughter Yolande to one of Harlem’s great poets, Countee Cullen The marriage marked the height…
Kwei-Armah Plays 1 - Elmina’s Kitchen & Fix Up & Statement of Regret & Let There Be Love
Few playwrights have been as successful as Kwame Kwei-Armah at bringing a distinctive new voice and examination of our culture to the stage in recent years This collection of his work includes his trilogy…
Les Trois Dumas - USA/Canada ONLY
6 Male, 3 Female
Three generations of the internationally notorious Dumas family (General Thomas Du-mas, Alexandre Dumas père, and Alexandre Dumas fils) appear in this swashbuckling tale—abundant with battles, sword fights,…
Levee James - USA/Canada ONLY
2 Male, 1 Female
Set in early 1920s rural Georgia, this is both a powerful love story and a riveting exploration of just how far individuals will go to hold onto their personal dreams in a world of unrelenting oppression…
