Objects in the Mirror
Escaping the horrors of his war-torn homeland, Liberian refugee, Shedrick Yarkpai, hopes to begin anew in Australia. But his path to peace . . . more
The Gospel According to James
In 1930, Thomas Shipp and Abram Smith were publicly tortured then murdered by a white mob in Marion, Indiana . . . more
Free Man of Color
Free Man of Color is the story of John Newton Templeton, formerly enslaved African American who graduated from Ohio University fifty years before the end of slavery . . . more
Knock Me a Kiss
Knock Me a Kiss is a fictional account inspired by the events surrounding the 1928 marriage of W.E.B. Du Bois’ daughter Yolande to one of Harlem’s great poets, Countee Cullen . . . more
Golden Leaf Ragtime Blues
The story of a young African American boy and an aging white vaudevillian thrown together in circumstances beyond their control, Golden Leaf Rag Time Blues explores their unusual connection . . . more
Les Trois Dumas
Three generations of the internationally notorious Dumas family (General Thomas Dumas, Alexandre Dumas pre, and Alexandre Dumas fils) appear in this swashbuckling tale—abundant with battles, sword fights, mysterious . . . more
Photo: courtesy of Indiana Repertory Theatre
Jelly Belly
Jelly Belly is a powerful story of a convict returning from a brief prison stay to resume his position as the neighborhood kingpin . . . more
Pudd’nhead Wilson
Pudd’nhead Wilson is a stage adaptation of the Mark Twain novel of the same name, was commissioned by The Acting Company in New York. This production toured to twenty-two cities in 2001-02 . . . more
Freefall
Grant and Monk are brothers, but they took very different paths out of the neighborhood. Grant became a Chicago cop and is attempting to carve out a nice niche for himself and his new wife . . . more
Photo: courtesy of Victory Gardens Theater
Denmark
Denmark is an evocative drama about Denmark Vesey who allegedly organized a slave rebellion in Charlestown, South Carolina in 1822 . . . more
Sister Carrie
Commissioned and produced in 2002 by Indiana Repertory Theatre, Sister Carrie is the stage adaptation of the Theodore Dreiser novel of the same name . . . more
Black Star Line
When W.E.B. Du Bois and the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) were arguing that African Americans should claim their full rights as US citizens, Jamaican immigrant Marcus Garvey ignited a world-wide back-to-Africa movement . . . more
Cane
The stage adaptation of Jean Toomer’s 1923 novel of the same name.
Photo: Roger Lewin/Jennifer Girard Studios
City of Gold
Commissioned by Seattle Repertory Theatre to commemorate the 500th year anniversary of Christopher Columbus’ voyages to the Americas, City of Gold was produced as Seattle Rep’s . . . more
The Sutherland
A promising young musician, Eugene Taylor, comes of age in the midst of Chicago’s Southside jazz scene of the 1950’s with musical royalty Miles Davis, Duke Ellington and John Coltrane as his role models . . . more
Takunda
Sixteen-year-old Takunda’s world is turned upside down when her father is arrested during the turbulent Rhodesia of 1973. A coming of age story for our complex times,Takunda carries a message of hope and courage . . . more
Young Richard
Young Richard is a play about a young African American writer whose white patron abruptly withdraws his financial support when Richard’s writing shifts focus from “black issues” to areas the patron deems inappropriate . . . more
