Tag: Black actors
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Lynn Nottage’s “Clyde’s”
Enjoy a showcase of Black women’s talent! “Clyde’s” was written by a Kenyan-American, Pulitzer-winning playwright, is led at the Vortex by Black director Marya Errin Jones, and features two actresses playing Clyde, a “powerful Black woman” according to the play’s director.
Don’t miss this funny, fast-paced play about life after incarceration… and how to make the perfect sandwich.
Get your “Clyde’s” tickets here!
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AfroMundo Festival: Changing the Narrative
Join AfroMundo in NHCC’s Wells Fargo Theater for presentations by Haitian American poet Patrick Sylvain, Afro-Cuban filmmaker Aida Esther Bueno Sarduy, and Egyptian Palestinian American author, filmmaker, and actor Randa Jarrar. Q&A to follow.
Tickets are free, but reservations are required.
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August Wilson’s Two Trains Running
Explore the depth of racism’s roots in America with August Wilson’s Pulitzer-finalist 1990 play. The last in Wilson’s Pittsburgh cycle, the play takes place in the context of the civil-rights movement, rioting, and gentrification, and focuses on Memphis Lee’s attempts to get a fair price for his restaurant when the city pans to demolish it.
