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Fireflies
February 09 - 27, 2022
Hotchner Studio Theatre at Washington University
Written by Donja R. Love
Directed by Andrea Frye
Set in the Jim Crow South, “Fireflies” tells the story of Olivia, the inspiring speechwriter and force behind her charismatic husband Charles and his freedom movement. When four little girls are bombed in a church, the couple’s relationship is thrown into jeopardy as Olivia begins to believe “this world ain’t no place to raise a colored child." This intimate performance allows viewers to experience the powerful drama from Olivia’s female-led perspective.
Behind the Sheet
March 16 - April 03, 2022
Berges Theatre at COCA
Written by Charly Evon Simpson
Directed by Ron Himes
In 1840s Alabama, Philomena assists a doctor, her owner, through experimental surgeries on her fellow slave women in search of treatment for a common post-childbirth complication. This compelling work challenges what history remembers through the women who experienced these involuntary surgeries, and reframes the very origin story of a great medical breakthrough. This production was made possible in part by the Ensemble Studio Theatre/Alfred P. Sloan Foundation Science & Technology Project. Additional support from The Black Rep's Sophisticated Ladies and Caleres.
Jitney
May 11 -29, 2022
Edison Theatre at Washington University
Written by August Wilson
Directed by Ron Himes
Set in the late 1970s, August Wilson’s first play in his 10-play cycle of 10 decades of history in Pittsburgh takes place in the midst of urban renewal, which threatens to eliminate the makeshift gypsy cab service. The story follows a group of men who make a living driving these cabs, as they navigate love as fathers and sons, loss and hope, and ultimately, community. This must-see work comes to life with a passion that transcends all races.
Dontrell, Who Kissed the Sea
July 6 - 27, 2022
Edison Theatre at Washington University
Written by Nathan Alan Davis
Directed by Ron Himes
When 18-year-old Dontrell Jones decides to voyage into the Atlantic Ocean in search of an ancestor lost during the Middle Passage, his family struggles with the thought of losing its prized son to the waters of a mysterious and haunting past. Blending poetry, humor, wordplay and ritual, this rhythmic journey is a present-day hero’s quest to explore the lengths and depths we must go to rewrite history’s wrongs.