Zora Neale Hurston News

Woodie King Jr's New Federal Theatre, in association with Castillo Theatre, will present Sowa's Red Gravy by Diane Richards at Castillo Theatre (543 West 42nd Street, between 10th and 11th Avenues.). Performances begin October 18th with Opening Night set for Sunday, October 28th. Performances continue through November 18th only.

Marin Theatre Company continues its 2012/13 Season with Suzan-Lori Parks's Pulitzer Prize-winning play Topdog/Underdog, which runs from tonight, September 27 to October 21.

Penumbra Theatre Company announced today that it has decided to temporarily suspend programming due to an immediate cash flow challenge. If the fall fundraising efforts are successful, Penumbra will present SPUNK, an adaptation by George C. Wolfe of three tales by Zora Neale Hurston in March 2013 along with the popular Let's Talk Theatre and REEL Talk events. However, strong dedicated support for the Penumbra Summer Institute, a three-year arts education and leadership training program, will enable that program to continue as scheduled.

Marin Theatre Company continues its 2012/13 Season with Suzan-Lori Parks's Pulitzer Prize-winning play Topdog/Underdog, which runs from September 27 to October 21.

The RRazz Room, San Francisco's premier nightclub, will welcome back KIM NALLEY - awarded 'Most Influential African American in the Bay Area" - for a special two week engagement from tonight, July 11 to 22.

The RRazz Room, San Francisco's premier nightclub, will welcome back KIM NALLEY - awarded 'Most Influential African American in the Bay Area" - for a special two week engagement from July 11 to 22.

The National Black Touring Circuit's Black History Month Play Festival will present "Zora Neal Hurston," written by Laurence Holder, starring Kim Brockington and directed by Wynn Handman from February 10 - 12 at the Castillo Theatre, 543 West 43rd Street.

The National Black Touring Circuit's Black History Month Play Festival will present "Zora Neal Hurston," written by Laurence Holder, starring Kim Brockington and directed by Wynn Handman from February 10 - 12 at the Castillo Theatre, 543 West 43rd Street.

The National Black Touring Circuit's Black History Month Play Festival will present "Zora Neal Hurston," written by Laurence Holder, starring Kim Brockington and directed by Wynn Handman from February 10 - 12 at the Castillo Theatre, 543 West 43rd Street.

Theatrical Outfit and Georgia State University have announced the second annual Southern Writers Onstage series, organized by Pearl McHaney.

CENTERSTAGE Artistic Director Kwame Kwei-Armah announces this week that Gleam, an adaptation of Zora Neale Hurston's beloved novel Their Eyes Were Watching God, by Bonnie Lee Moss Rattner, will fill the third slot of the 2011-12 Season, running Jan 4-Feb 5, 2012.

In partnerships with the Open Society Institute, Urbanite, and Enoch Pratt Library, CENTERSTAGE presents a series of expert panels exploring Gleam, the stage adaptation of the groundbreaking novel Their Eyes Were Watching God by controversial Harlem Renaissance writer Zora Neale Hurston.

Bonnie Lee Moss Rattner's adaptation of Zora Neale Hurston's THEIR EYES WERE WATCHING GOD receives its third production-the first in nearly 25 years-at CENTERSTAGE.

In partnerships with the Open Society Institute, Urbanite, and Enoch Pratt Library, CENTERSTAGE presents a series of expert panels exploring Gleam, the stage adaptation of the groundbreaking novel Their Eyes Were Watching God by controversial Harlem Renaissance writer Zora Neale Hurston.

Theatrical Outfit and Georgia State University have announced the second annual Southern Writers Onstage series, organized by Pearl McHaney.

In partnerships with the Open Society Institute, Urbanite, and Enoch Pratt Library, CENTERSTAGE presents a series of expert panels exploring Gleam, the stage adaptation of the groundbreaking novel Their Eyes Were Watching God by controversial Harlem Renaissance writer Zora Neale Hurston.

CENTERSTAGE Artistic Director Kwame Kwei-Armah announces this week that Gleam, an adaptation of Zora Neale Hurston's beloved novel Their Eyes Were Watching God, by Bonnie Lee Moss Rattner, will fill the third slot of the 2011-12 Season, running Jan 4-Feb 5, 2012.

The Arena Stage Board of Trustees has announced that it has renewed the contracts of Artistic Director Molly Smith and Managing Director Edgar Dobie for five additional years with the theater.

David Mamet play ends its run December 11, 2011

At 16, Janie faces a marriage of convenience and a life of quiet drudgery. Instead, she embarks on a journey that brings successes and losses enough for several lifetimes-a passage to fulfillment so singular that it manages to speak for all of our dreams. This soaring saga brings to life the vivid characters of Zora Neale Hurston's beloved novel, a shining jewel of the Harlem Renaissance by one of America's literary giants.