New Mexico Black Leadership Council

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  • August Wilson’s Two Trains Running

    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.

  • Electric Voices: A Celebration of the Culture

    Electric Voices: A Celebration of the Culture

    New Mexico Black Student Alliance’s Black History Month Event on Sunday, February 23rd at Electric Playhouse will feature speakers, exhibits, vendors, a DJ, plus free food and a chance to play in the Electric Playhouse’s interactive exhibits! (Check out the Instagram video invite HERE.)

    Entry is FREE with RSVP!

     

  • AAPAC Fundraiser: Jitney Special Showing

    AAPAC Fundraiser: Jitney Special Showing

    An ensemble of Black actors presents August Wilson’s play Jitney, about a group of rides-for-hire “jitney” drivers in the Hill district of Pittsburgh, where white drivers will not venture. The drivers grapple with the specter of Vietnam, family and community conflict, addiction, and racism.

     

    $30 ticket price includes parking. Get your Jitney Tickets HERE. AAPAC is slated to be defunded in July, and needs your help!

  • AAPAC Fundraiser: Jitney Special Showing

    AAPAC Fundraiser: Jitney Special Showing

    An ensemble of Black actors presents August Wilson’s play Jitney, about a group of rides-for-hire “jitney” drivers in the Hill district of Pittsburgh, where white drivers will not venture. The drivers grapple with the specter of Vietnam, family and community conflict, addiction, and racism.

     

    $30 ticket price includes parking. Get your Jitney Tickets HERE. AAPAC is slated to be defunded in July, and needs your help!

  • AfroMundo Festival: World Premiere of “Sterling’s Silver”

    AfroMundo Festival: World Premiere of “Sterling’s Silver”

    An enhanced Reader’s Production of a play by New Mexico resident Karen Jones Meadows, author of multiple anthologized and performed plays, and the recipient of a 2020 Story Protector Award. She has presented at the United Nations, UNESCO, International Women’s Economic Forum, and much more.

    Tickets are free and reservations required. Click HERE for more info and reservation link.

  • Interview with the Cast of Jitney

    Interview with the Cast of Jitney

    Enjoy a scene performed by the all-Black cast of the Vortex’s production of Jitney, followed by an interview with the cast!

     

    Free Parking Available under Civic Plaza; bring your slip for validation.

  • Jitney: a Play by August Wilson

    Jitney: a Play by August Wilson

    Take a ride through 1970s Pittsburgh with the Vortex Theatre’s all-Black cast of August Wilson’s play Jitney. This wonderful ensemble piece features the story of a group of unlicensed “jitney” drivers providing crucial taxi services to their community, which regular taxis will not serve.

     

    Tickets $24 ($19 students/SAG-AFTRA). Get yours HERE!

  • Jitney: a Play by August Wilson

    Jitney: a Play by August Wilson

    Take a ride through 1970s Pittsburgh with the Vortex Theatre’s all-Black cast of August Wilson’s play Jitney. This wonderful ensemble piece features the story of a group of unlicensed “jitney” drivers providing crucial taxi services to their community, which regular taxis will not serve.

     

    Tickets $24 ($19 students/SAG-AFTRA). Thursday nights: “Bring a Friend, Share a Ticket.” Get yours HERE!

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