Tapestries 9.0 continues Threads Dance Project’s tradition of highlighting new choreographic voices. This year’s production features original works by Colin Edwards, Rachel Lieberman, and Hannah MacKenzie-Margulies. The program also includes Karen L. Charles’ repertory work Let America Be America, inspired by the chant “Make America Great Again” and the idea that America has never been...
A clever Southern comedy Grande dames Grace Dunbar and Catherine Green prepare for the Nacirema Society’s 1964 centennial cotillion — the event of the season in Montgomery, Alabama. The elegant African American debutantes include Grace’s granddaughter Gracie, escorted by Catherine’s grandson Bobby, and the two grandmothers hope the young couple will soon be engaged. But...
Tapestries 9.0 continues Threads Dance Project’s tradition of highlighting new choreographic voices. This year’s production features original works by Colin Edwards, Rachel Lieberman, and Hannah MacKenzie-Margulies. The program also includes Karen L. Charles’ repertory work Let America Be America, inspired by the chant “Make America Great Again” and the idea that America has never been...
Winner of the 2014 Pulitzer Prize for Drama City Hall is demanding more than his signature, the landlord wants him out, the liquor store is closed—and the Church won’t leave him alone. For ex-cop and recent widower Walter “Pops” Washington and his recently paroled son Junior, the struggle to hold on to one of the...
WAITRESS, an uplifting and inspiring musical celebrating friendship, motherhood, and the magic of a well-made pie, features original music and lyrics by six-time Grammy nominee Sara Bareilles (“Brave,” “Love Song”). Cherished by audiences and critics alike, WAITRESS is inspired by Adrienne Shelly’s beloved film and offers a special recipe for finding happiness in unexpected places. ...
2001. The DREAM act is first proposed. The Twin Towers fall. In New Jersey, two teenagers forge a friendship that becomes a sanctuary. Both brought to America as children, G and B support each other through life’s harsh circumstances. When G becomes naturalized, she and B hatch a plan to marry so that he may legally...
In his magnificent Athenian mansion, fun-loving and reckless Philolaches fritters away his family’s fortune on parties and pleasure. Then, his father unexpectedly returns from a three year trip abroad. Quick-thinking Tranio invents a story that the house is haunted and has been abandoned. What follows is a whirlwind of lies, disguises, and close calls as...
2001. The DREAM act is first proposed. The Twin Towers fall. In New Jersey, two teenagers forge a friendship that becomes a sanctuary. Both brought to America as children, G and B support each other through life’s harsh circumstances. When G becomes naturalized, she and B hatch a plan to marry so that he may legally...
Note: This performance is currently waitlist only. Where love is concerned, too much is not even enough. Rosina is young, clever, and wealthy, but her greedy guardian desires her and her fortune for himself. Using her wits to outsmart him and find her true love, she enlists Figaro, the mischievous and well-connected local barber, who...
