Now Playing:
East West Players Theatre
World Premiere
Running now through Oct. 9, 2022 (Los Angeles, CA)
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Veralynn Jackson knows hair, her neighborhood, and that the invention of the Jheri Curl marks the end of the world. When she takes a job in Mr. Kim’s Korean-owned Black beauty supply store and the posters start talking to her, Veralynn might finally come to know her true calling. THE GREAT JHERI CURL DEBATE was developed in the East West Players’ Writers Group and was a finalist for the 44th annual Bay Area Playwrights Festival.
Directed by Scarlett Kim
Dramaturgy by Alice Tuan
World Premiere
Running now through Oct. 9, 2022 (Los Angeles, CA)
Click here for tickets!
Veralynn Jackson knows hair, her neighborhood, and that the invention of the Jheri Curl marks the end of the world. When she takes a job in Mr. Kim’s Korean-owned Black beauty supply store and the posters start talking to her, Veralynn might finally come to know her true calling. THE GREAT JHERI CURL DEBATE was developed in the East West Players’ Writers Group and was a finalist for the 44th annual Bay Area Playwrights Festival.
Directed by Scarlett Kim
Dramaturgy by Alice Tuan
Ophelia's Jump
Running now through Oct. 16, 2022 (Upland, CA)
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Sabrina Jackson cannot cope with the death of her son by a White cop.
Rather than herald the "movement," Sabrina retreats inward, living out a comic book superhero fantasy.
Will Sabrina stay in this dream world or return to reality and mourn her loss?
Directed by Kathryn Ervin
Running now through Oct. 16, 2022 (Upland, CA)
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Sabrina Jackson cannot cope with the death of her son by a White cop.
Rather than herald the "movement," Sabrina retreats inward, living out a comic book superhero fantasy.
Will Sabrina stay in this dream world or return to reality and mourn her loss?
Directed by Kathryn Ervin
Radiotopia Presents: a hit dog will holler
4-episode fiction audio drama
Apple Podcasts New & Noteworthy List!!!
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Gina, a podcaster who hears a monster making noise outside her apartment, meets Dru, a soundproofing installer who believes the noises are all in Gina’s head — until she also begins hearing them. “This is a story about two African-American women who can’t leave, can’t stay. It’s about America. It’s about time.”
The series was released via Radiotopia Presents, a podcast feed and home for debut limited series from independent creators.
Written by Inda Craig-Galván
Produced and directed by Gisele Regatão; Sound design by Sandra Lopez-Monsalve
4-episode fiction audio drama
Apple Podcasts New & Noteworthy List!!!
Subscribe to Radiotopia.fm or wherever you get your podcasts!
Gina, a podcaster who hears a monster making noise outside her apartment, meets Dru, a soundproofing installer who believes the noises are all in Gina’s head — until she also begins hearing them. “This is a story about two African-American women who can’t leave, can’t stay. It’s about America. It’s about time.”
The series was released via Radiotopia Presents, a podcast feed and home for debut limited series from independent creators.
Written by Inda Craig-Galván
Produced and directed by Gisele Regatão; Sound design by Sandra Lopez-Monsalve
Upcoming:
Azuka Theatre
Philadelphia Premiere
Nov. 2-20, 2022 (Philadelphia)
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When racism and oppression manifest in a scary, physical form, a social media influencer and a boots-on-the-ground activist form a complex bond of friendship to help each other survive. The play, first drafted in workshop with the Humanitas Play L.A. Prize, explores the effects of a never-ending barrage of trauma on the women who are continually looked at to lead a movement of resistance and change. What happens when there's no more outside space for the growing monster that is American racism?
Directed by Reva Stover
Philadelphia Premiere
Nov. 2-20, 2022 (Philadelphia)
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When racism and oppression manifest in a scary, physical form, a social media influencer and a boots-on-the-ground activist form a complex bond of friendship to help each other survive. The play, first drafted in workshop with the Humanitas Play L.A. Prize, explores the effects of a never-ending barrage of trauma on the women who are continually looked at to lead a movement of resistance and change. What happens when there's no more outside space for the growing monster that is American racism?
Directed by Reva Stover
Recent:
A JUMPING-OFF POINT
As a superstar Black female writer on the Hollywood fast track, Leslie's career dreams are on the cusp of coming true. When her White, former classmate Andrew shows up and cries plagiarism, their confrontation becomes a lively reckoning on representation, privilege, and who gets to tell what story in this taut, biting comedy. Can anyone be justified in masking another human being's voice when correcting a wrong?
Directed by Dawn Monique Williams
Dramaturgy by Leigh Rondon-Davis
As a superstar Black female writer on the Hollywood fast track, Leslie's career dreams are on the cusp of coming true. When her White, former classmate Andrew shows up and cries plagiarism, their confrontation becomes a lively reckoning on representation, privilege, and who gets to tell what story in this taut, biting comedy. Can anyone be justified in masking another human being's voice when correcting a wrong?
Directed by Dawn Monique Williams
Dramaturgy by Leigh Rondon-Davis
