Brian Williams News

Step Afrika! An infusion of drums, dance, and singing that foretells the true uprising of the Stono Rebellion that birth The Negro Act of 1740.

Today, the New Victory Theater announced that tickets are now on sale for all of their live Spring 2022 productions, which will include a mix of in-person and virtual offerings. 

After a twenty-month absence from live performances in-person, the Borough of Manhattan Community College's Theatre Program is back on stage with an original premiere: Project Sankofa!

The Borough of Manhattan Community College's Theatre Program has invited a number of playwrights to be part of its classes, new spring production, and overall season entitled 'Life, Love & Liberation.'

The dozens of dancers will be joined virtually by the award-winning DeSoto High School A Cappella Choir singing melodic and inspiring songs that capture the spirit of the African tradition.

ArtsEmerson is excited to welcome these brilliant artists back, this time in the digital realm. Step Afrika!'s powerful, pulsing, world premiere piece, Stono, highlights the spirit of resistance and activism of a part of American history that has often been overlooked.

Conch Shell Productions, Braata Productions and Kumu Kahua Theatre have formed an alliance designed to spotlight Black and Indigenous People of Color in America, responding to systemic racism and oppression in America.

This morning on NBC's TODAY, NBCUniversal unveiled its new The More You Know PSA campaign starring Kelly Clarkson, Andy Cohen, Ted Danson & Mary Steenburgen, Savannah Guthrie and many more to help educate people around the country about how they can reduce their risk and prevent the spread of COVID-19. The first spots of more than a dozen in total that will be rolling out over the next few weeks are available at www.themoreyouknow.com.

ArtsEmerson is honored to bring Step Afrika! back to Boston this summer. The company's newest work, Drumfolk, will play a limited two-week engagement from July 22 a?" August 01, 2020 at the Emerson Cutler Majestic Theatre. This Summer Special engagement bridges the current and upcoming ArtsEmerson Seasons and marks the third time the Boston arts organization has hosted Step Afrika! (Step Afrika! in November 2013, and The Migration: Reflections on Jacob Lawrence in May 2018).

Step Afrika!'s high energy, full-bodied percussive dance returns to The Soraya for the West Coast premiere of Drumfolk, the Company's 25th Anniversary production now on tour. Inspired by the Stono Rebellion of 1739, Drumfolk explores this little-known event in history that would forever transform African American life and culture. When Africans lost the right to use their drums, the beats found their way into the body of the people, the Drumfolk. New percussive forms took root leading to the development of some of our country's most distinct performance traditions like ring shout, tap, and stepping.

Step Afrika! returns with its newest production, Drumfolk, based on historical events that took place during the 1700s in the Deep South. Building upon the success of The Migration: Reflections on Jacob Lawrence (New Victory 2017), Step Afrika! takes audiences on a journey from the 18th century to present-day America, where body percussion has shaped such modern art forms as hip hop and African American social dance, among others. Drumfolk runs at New Victory from February 28 - March 15, 2020, as part of the production's 10-city tour across the U.S.

Marisol Perez, a young Puerto Rican woman, is a copy editor for a Manhattan publisher. She finds herself on the streets, homeless, where her many encounters include a woman beaten for exceeding her credit limit and a homeless burn victim in a wheelchair looking for his lost skin. Marisol is directed by Alkis Papoutsis plays November 20th - 24th at the BMCC Tribeca Performing Arts Center (Theatre II).

James Duke Walker, who won a string of acting awards for his film debut in the independent short thriller Roadside Assistance, will play the leading role of NYPD police office Val Johnson in the staged reading production of Dennis McIntyre's controversial police drama Split Second which comes to the New Vibe Lounge, Rockville Centre on Sunday November 17 at 7pm.

This October, Gallery Players presents a provocative new production of Tennessee Williams' scorching Pulitzer Prize winner, Cat on a Hot Tin Roof.

Conch Shell Production presents CONCH SHELL NEW WORKS READING SERIES showcasing stage readings of 3 new plays written by 3 Caribbean-American writers: Magaly Colimon-Christopher, Nelson Diaz-Marcano, and Phanesia Pharel.

Conch Shell Production presents CONCH SHELL NEW WORKS READING SERIES showcasing stage readings of 3 new plays written by 3 Caribbean-American writers: Magaly Colimon-Christopher, Nelson Diaz-Marcano, and Phanesia Pharel.

Jamaican born actress Fleurette Harris is celebrating the challenge of her latest role, as matriarch Agatha 'Mama' Rochester in Karl O'Brian Williams' domestic drama Not About Eve.

Not About Eve, the award winning family drama by Jamaican actor and playwright Karl O' Brian Williams, will make its Long Island debut at the New Vibe Lounge in Rockville Center on Memorial Weekend Sunday, May 26 at 7pm.

The Department of Speech, Communication & Theatre Arts, Gender & Women Studies, and the Rainbow Panthers Celebrate the 50th Anniversary of the Stonewall Uprising

Producer Stephanie Wilson & Artistic Director/Producer Richard Mazda in association with LIC-Artists presents an immersive production of The Tempest.  We are performing our production in the 8000sq ft Plaxall Gallery in LIC.