PLAYS
When a family comes together to say goodbye to an ailing patriarch, his dying sets in motion events that will change their worlds forever. When We Wake Up Dead is an exploration of grief, mental illness and the fragility of familial bonds.
Dennis A. Allen II's monologue very boldly and clearly states the frustrations of everyone who recognizes the injustices done to the black community by police officers.
In The Mud is Thicker in Mississippi, Dwight gets stuck neck deep in mud and is forced to seek help from the girlfriend he's been abusive to for years and her overprotective possibly racist older brother.
A part of the 25 Plays from The Fire This Time Festival anthology. Contemplating the next generation in a complicated system.
THE APOLLO PRESENTS...A NEW HARLEM RENAISSANCE:
SHORT PLAYS FROM THE NEW BLACK FEST
How did the artists of the Harlem Renaissance respond to the historic events that shaped their time? And how are contemporary creatives dealing with the issues of the present moment in their own work? These questions lie at the heart of the Apollo commission of the New Black Fest, which has engaged playwrights to explore these themes in 10-minute plays.