IN THE BLOOD by Suzan Lori Parks

In this modern day riff on Nathan Hawthorne’s, The Scarlet Letter, Hester La Negrita, a homeless mother of five, lives with her kids on the tough streets of the inner city. Her eldest child is teaching her how to read and write, but the letter "A" is, so far, the only letter she knows. While Hester's kids fill her life with joy, adults with whom she comes into contact only hold her back. ​

July 13-14, 2017

THE BROTHERS SIZE by Terrel Alvin McCraney

 In the Louisiana bayou, big brother Ogun Size is hardworking and steady. Younger brother Oshoosi is just out of prison and aimless. Elegba, Oshoosi's old prison-mate, is a mysterious complication. A simple circle defines a world that begins in ritual and evolves into a tough and tender drama of what it means to brother and be brothered. Flights of poetry, music, dance and West African mythology combine in a contemporary tale that explores the tenuousness of freedom and the need to belong somewhere, to something, to someone..

October 26-29, 2017

SUNSET BABY by Dominique Morisseau

Kenyatta Shakur is alone. His wife has died, and this former Black Revolutionary and political prisoner is desperate to reconnect with his estranged daughter, Nina. If Kenyatta truly wants to reconcile his past, he must first conquer his most challenging revolution of all – fatherhood. Sunset Baby is an energized, vibrant, and witty look at the point where the personal and political collide. One of the most exciting and distinctive voices in America.

January 4-7, 2017

RICH SOIL by Micealaya Moses
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April 2017