Tayari's Blog: Shall We Go To The Theatre?

Posted by TayariJones on September 2, 2009 01:40 PM
Filed under Bookshelf

This is a great theatre season in NYC. Sarah Schulman has steered me to a bumper crop of new plays written by writers of color. If you are in NYC, please go out to support at least one of these events. (Full disclosure: I am only just now taking my trifling self to see Ruined, so I'm not judging. I'm merely urging.)

Here's what's coming up.

  • A Boy And His Soul by Coleman Domingo. Vineyard Theatre: 9/9-10/18
  • The Night Watcher by Charlayne Woodard. Primary Stages: 9/22-10/31
  • The River Crosses Rivers: Thirteen Short Plays by Women of Color. (Yes, I said 13!). Ensemble Studio Theatre: 9/9-9/27
  • Fela! is back. Public Theatre, 10/19-
  • The Brother/Sister Plays, Part 1 and Part 2 (World Premiere)
    By Tarell Alvin McCraney. Public Theatre 10/21-12/13
  • Povenance of Beauty by Claudia Rankine. Foundry Theratre: 9/5-10/25
  • Snake (World Premiere)by Susan-Lori Parks. Public Theatre 3/2-4/4

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    Comment #1, by toni [TypeKey Profile Page]

    I'm considering asking for handouts in Woodruff Park to raise money for a trip up there to see Fela! I doubt it will ever come to Atlanta.

    September 2, 2009 05:40 PM

    Comment #2, by Tara Betts [TypeKey Profile Page]

    How DID I MISS THIS EARLIER? I'm marking my calendar for at least 3 or 4 of these. Thanks for sharing, Ms. Jones. Also, I went to see "Fela!" in the first production, and it was amazing and haunting all at once!

    September 4, 2009 10:54 AM

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