Classical Theatre of Harlem Announces 10th Anniversary Season
By: Faetra Petillo
Classical Theatre of Harlem (CTH) is pleased to announce their 10th Anniversary Season, beginning with a free outdoor version of their acclaimed production of Ain’t Supposed To Die A Natural Death. The season continues with Anton Chekhov's classic Three Sisters, Supreme Jealous Divine, an adaptation of Molière's classic Tartuffe, and Paul Carter Harrison's 1974 play The Great MacDaddy. In addition, the company will present several readings of new plays as part of their Future Classics Series at the Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, and also a workshop of Melvin Van Peebles' Sweet Sweetback's Baadasssss Song at the Apollo Theater.
Since being co-founded in 1999 by Alfred Preisser and Christopher McElroen, the Classical Theatre of Harlem has staged thirty-five productions, which have included numerous works by Shakespeare, Melvin Van Peebles’ Ain’t Supposed To Die A Natural Death and Jean Genet’s seminal political drama, The Blacks: A Clown Show. The Classical Theatre of Harlem is dedicated to producing theatre that truly reflects the diversity of ideas and racial tapestry of New York City. Their long list of awards includes 5 OBIE Awards, 2 Lucille Lortel Awards, a Drama Desk Award and the Edwin Booth Award for Artistic Excellence, among many others. Their most recent work includes Langston Hughes’ Black Nativity, presented by the New 42nd Street, and a site specific production of Samuel Beckett’s Waiting For Godot staged outdoors in the Lower Ninth Ward and Gentilly neighborhoods of New Orleans.Videos