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Portia in CELEBRATING THE BLACK RADICAL IMAGINATION: NINE SOLO PLAYS, Photography by Joseph O'Malley and R. Masseo Davis

Celebrating the Black Radical Imagination: Nine Solo Plays

July 6–July 25, Front Lawn of the '62 Center for Theatre and Dance

WORLD PREMIERE Directed by Colette Robert, Wardell Julius Clark, and Candis C. Jones Guest curated by Robert O'Hara Featuring new plays by Guadalís Del Carmen, France-Luce Benson, NSangou Njikam, J. Nicole Brooks, Terry Guest, Ike Holter, Charly Evon Simpson, Ngozi Anyanwu, and Zora Howard

Discover the power and intimacy of the solo play with this series of three shows centering and celebrating Black artists and their voices through theatrical storytelling. Each show consists of three, 30-minute world premieres, created by Black writers, written for actors of color, and brought to life by directors Wardell Julius Clark, Candis C. Jones, and Colette Robert on the Front Lawn of the ‘62 Center for Theatre and Dance. Guest curated by Tony Award-nominated director and playwright Robert O’Hara.

The nine solo plays that comprise Celebrating the Black Radical Imagination: Nine Solo Plays are Williamstown Theatre Festival commissions, supported by WTF's New Play and Musical Commissioning Program.

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Playwright
NGOZI ANYANWU
Playwright
TERRY GUEST
Playwright
IKE HOLTER
Playwright
ZORA HOWARD
Playwright
NSANGOU NJIKAM
Guest Curator
ROBERT O'HARA
Venue and Set Design
LORRAINE GLOVER
Venue and Set Design
DAVID ROCKWELL
Production Design Support
DAVID ROCKWELL/THE ROCKWELL GROUP
Costume Designer (Week 2 and Week 3)
ARI FULTON
Lighting Designer
ADAM HONORÉ
Sound Designer
TWI MCCALLUM
Costume Designer (Week 1)
APRIL HICKMAN
Associate Lighting Designer
SHANNON CLARKE
Stage Manager (Week 1)
CLARISSA MARIE-LIGON
Stage Manager (Week 2)
JEREME KYLE-LEWIS
Stage Manager (Week 3)
THOMAS DIETER
Assistant Stage Manager
TIA HAREWOOD-MILLINGTON

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