BLACK GIRL MAGIC SHOW! by nicHi douglas Comes to Brooklyn's JACK

Black Girl Magic Show! is an absurdist dance theatre lecture by playwright/performer nicHi douglas on Black female identity. Utilizing African Diasporan histories, Black feminist theory, and a lot of stuff douglas made up, she attempts to unpack, re-pack, and de-pack the Black female experience in America as witnessed by one Black woman - The Professor. As the audience follows The Professor, they discover what might happen if the one Black girl without "Black Girl Magic" takes matters into her own hands. Before the show ends, the audience experiences a TED-type talk, modern dance, a magic routine, and a concert, often simultaneously. And they probably see at least 20 wigs.

Dates/Times: Thursday, Oct. 19 at 8 pm, Friday, Oct. 20 at 8 pm, Saturday, Oct. 21 at 8 pm, Sunday, Oct. 22 at 3 pm, Thursday, Oct. 26 at 8 pm, Friday, Oct. 27 at 8 pm, Saturday, Oct. 28 at 8 pm. LOCATION: JACK | 505 ½ Waverly Ave, Brooklyn, NY 11238 | C or G train to Clinton-Washington. TICKETS: $18 (in advance at www.jackny.org or cash only at the door)

Playwright, Choreographer, Director: nicHi douglas, Music: Starr Busby, Lighting: Marika Kent, Magic: Vinny DePonto

nicHi douglas (Playwright, Choreographer, Director) has performed all over New York and the country as an actor/dancer in the freelance capacity, in addition to performing nationally with The Dance Cartel and literacy-focused children's theatre company The Story Pirates. She currently teaches Movement and Choreography in the NYU: Tisch Drama Department - Playwright's Horizon Theatre School studio. Recent stage credits include Primer For A Failed Superpower (Roulette, Choreographer), PharmaBro: An American Douchical (The Players Theatre, Choreographer), Runaways (NY City Center, Associate Choreographer), Blue Plate Special (Ars Nova ANT Fest, Choreographer) and The Dance Cartel: ONTHEFLOOR (A.R.T./Oberon, Principal Dancer). Upcoming stage credits include: NOW EVERYONE GO AROUND THE TABLE AND SAY WHAT THEY'RE THANKFUL FOR (NYU/Tisch - Experimental Theater Wing, Director). B.F.A. NYU; M.F.A. The New School.

Starr Busby (Music) is an experimental avant-garde soul singer, songwriter and actor. She attended the Grammy Award-winning High School for the Performing and Visual Arts in Houston, TX and then went on to earn a Bachelor of Music and Certificate in Music Theatre from Northwestern University. She recently independently released her song and video "Ms. Bland", a tribute to Sandra Bland, featured in Afropunk. Starr is grateful to be one of the humanz on the Gorillaz most recent release - HUMANZ. Other credits include: Moby Dick (workshop, Berkeley Repertory Theatre); Esperanza Spalding's Emily's D+Evolution; Mikrokosmos (Steirischer Herbst, Graz); The Girl with the Incredible Feeling (Spoleto Festival di Mondi); La Mama Cantata (La Mama E.T.C.) as well as various concerts and solo shows. She often performs with afro-beat indie funk band People's Champs (peopleschampsnyc.com) who will open for Music Soulchild at this year's BRIC Celebrate Brooklyn Festival. Her music is available via iTunes, Soundcloud and Bandcamp.

Vinny DePonto (Magic) is a mentalist, mind reader and theatre artist with a undying interest in the mysterious. The New York Daily News calls DePonto's one-man performance "Breathtaking." Buzzfeed calls him "Engaging, suspenseful, and baffling." In addition to his live performances, DePonto also consults for television, film, and theatre projects that require the use of practical effects, psychological illusions and modern trickery. He enjoys the aroma of antique shops, colorful socks, and your deep, dark secrets. He currently lives in Brooklyn, NY. www.vinnydeponto.com • @vinnydeponto

Marika Kent (Lighting Design) is a New York City-based designer. Recent/upcoming theater and dance: Alasxsa/Alaska; Beyond Sacred (Ping Chong + Co), Public Enemy (The Pearl), Abigail's Party (The Barrow Group), Now is the Time (Little Lord), How To Hamlet; Rhinbecca, NY (Theater Reconstruction Ensemble), No Realists Allowed (Whitey Jacobs Dance Collective), No Words; Box; Four Concerned (Ariel Rivka Dance). www.marikakent.com

JACK is an OBIE-winning performance venue founded in 2012 in Clinton Hill, Brooklyn by theater-maker Alec Duffy and several co-founders. Our mission is to fuel experiments in art and activism, collaborating with adventurous artists and our neighbors to bring about a just and vibrant society. We present about 200 theater, music and dance performances a year and hold community forums on racial justice, gentrification, and police/community relations. In 2016, DeeArah Wright joined Duffy as Co-Director.

JACK's season is made possible by the New York City Department of Cultural Affairs in partnership with the City Council and Councilmember Laurie Cumbo, by the New York State Council on the Arts with the support of Governor Andrew Cuomo and the New York State Legislature, M & T Charitable Foundation, Brooklyn Arts Council, The DuBose and Dorothy Heyward Memorial Fund, the Mental Insight Foundation and The Lida Foundation.

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