New Federal Theatre and North Carolina Black Repertory Company co-produce BLOOMING IN DRY SEASON, a Caribbean family drama by Eljon Wardally with an original Calypso score by Guggenheim Fellow Etienne Charles, at WP Theater in New York.
Woodie King Jr.'s New Federal Theatre and North Carolina Black Repertory Company will present the New York premiere of BLOOMING IN DRY SEASON, a Caribbean family drama by Eljon Wardally, directed by Jackie Alexander, at WP Theater on Broadway.
The North Carolina Black Repertory Company (NC Black Rep) will partner with Woodie King Jr.'s New Federal Theatre on the rolling world premiere of Eljon Wardally's Blooming in Dry Season, winner of the 2024 International Black Theatre Festival (IBTF) Sylvia Sprinkle-Hamlin Rolling World Premiere Award.
The North Carolina Black Repertory Company will partner with Woodie King Jr.'s New Federal Theatre on the rolling world premiere of Eljon Wardally's Blooming in Dry Season. Learn more!
The North Carolina Black Repertory Company has revealed its 2025 Season, A King's Plight. The company's forty-sixth season will feature three mainstage productions that shine a light on Black patriarchs. Learn how to purchase tickets.
The North Carolina Black Repertory Company (NC Black Rep) in conjunction with Wake Forest University’s School of Divinity and Wake the Arts Initiative, along with generous support from the Henry Luce Foundation, have announced dates for the world premieres of two plays whose playwrights each won a $10,000 commission from the Finding Holy Ground: Performing Visions of Race and Justice in America project.
The North Carolina Black Repertory Company and Wake Forest University have announced JuCoby Johnson and Eljon Wardally as winning playwrights of the Finding Holy Ground playwrighting commissions.
Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts has announced its fall/winter programming, reflective of its artistic vision, featuring a mix of collaborations with constituents across Lincoln Center and a focus on genres historically underrepresented on campus.
Beginning one week after the election, Primary Stages commissioned a collection of over 70 pieces written by a diverse array of playwrights from their artistic community. Each artist crafted a short monologue from the perspective of a character in America on the morning of November 9th. Undertaking MORNING IN AMERICA acutely reflects the responsibility and capability of a non-profit, artist-focused organization to respond directly and rapidly to current events. Through readings, talk-backs and roundtable discussions, Primary Stages strives to create an accessible and energetic space where artists and audiences can come together as a community to share their stories and process their experiences.
Primary Stages has announced MORNING IN AMERICA, November 9, 9:00 AM - a series of one-minute monologues created by the Primary Stages community of playwrights in response to the 2016 election.
Stay Awake's inaugural 10-minute play festival fuses the talent of over forty-eight artists to present the work of nine playwrights, James Still, Clinnesha D. Sibley, Aleks Merilo, Steven Young, Gina Femia, Brent Englar, Thomas C. Dunn, Eljon Wardally, and Caity Shea Violette. Local actors include: Julie Alexander, RT Brown, Mia Burnett, Claude Diener, Kenya Fashaw, Sarah Fischer, Valerie Igoe, Casey A. Macaulay, Kent Pringle, Bethany Anne Richardson, Sean Simonson, Ken Street, Samantha Tobia, Jonathan Underwood, Jenna Weinberg, and Leigha Wickham.
Stay Awake's inaugural 10-minute play festival fuses the talent of over forty-eight artists to present the work of nine playwrights, James Still, Clinnesha D. Sibley, Aleks Merilo, Steven Young, Gina Femia, Brent Englar, Thomas C. Dunn, Eljon Wardally, and Caity Shea Violette. Local actors include: Julie Alexander, RT Brown, Mia Burnett, Claude Diener, Kenya Fashaw, Sarah Fischer, Valerie Igoe, Casey A. Macaulay, Kent Pringle, Bethany Anne Richardson, Sean Simonson, Ken Street, Samantha Tobia, Jonathan Underwood, Jenna Weinberg, and Leigha Wickham.
The NYC Festival of Young Artists & Leaders a free outdoor festival featuring over 200 young artists, ages 12-21
