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The Hansberry Project is pleased to be a apart of REPRESENT! Multicultural Playwrights Festival. We will be joined by eSe Teatro: Seattle Latinos Taking Stage, SIS Productions and Pratidhwani as we present both length readings and an evening of excerpts from brand new pieces. This year both of Hansberry’s writers are both based here in Seattle.
11/04 Local Writers’ Showcase
eSe Teatro presents CHORDS by Christian Lopez
Hansberry Project presents PRIVILEGED by Alma Davenport - Person
It is the story of Chris, a white man, who can’t marry his South Asian fiancé until he can prove to her family that he is a good provider. He finds an opportunity in a grant intended for African American first-time homeowners, and he combs his family tree searching for one black ancestor. He finds her Lucy, his 3rd great grandmother, who passed for white during Reconstruction. Lucy risked everything for the privileges that came with her whiteness. Chris gets a reality check when he is reunited with his black family members back east and his true intentions are exposed.
SIS Productions presents NOTHING BUT GONADS by Celeste Mari Williams
Pratidhwani presents MADE FOR EACH OTHER by Agastya Kohli
Pork Filled Productions (Guest Company) presents DAWN ON THE SHE-DEVIL OF THE CHONA SEA by Roger Tang
11/05 - 11/09 THE READINGS
Mon. 11/05 Hansberry Project presents THE RENT PARTY by Valerie Curtis-Newton
Bessie Palmer has come back from the dead to get her house in order. She can’t connect with her husband in Heaven until her children get themselves sorted out. So, Bessie meddles and pushes the entire family to come together to support her an important cause. Set in 1968, old patterns and grudges get in the way as family and friends - with diverse wants, needs, desires, opinions and secrets - gather and collide.
Tues. 11/06 - SIS Productions presents ALEX AND ALEX by Sara Porkalob.
Thurs. 11/08 - Pratidhwani presents THE LANDLORD PLAY (working title) by Sonal Champsee
Fri. 11/09 - eSe Teatro presents SILUETA by Diana Burbano, Chris Shelton, Tom Shelton
Venue:
Langston Hughes Performing Arts Institute
104 17th Ave S
Seattle, WA 98144
Time:
All performances at 7:30PM
Tickets: https://www.pratidhwani.org/represent
- Each Performance ticketed separately - $9 online, $10 at the door.
- All Festival Pass - $25
11/04 Local Writers’ Showcase
eSe Teatro presents CHORDS by Christian Lopez
Hansberry Project presents PRIVILEGED by Alma Davenport - Person
It is the story of Chris, a white man, who can’t marry his South Asian fiancé until he can prove to her family that he is a good provider. He finds an opportunity in a grant intended for African American first-time homeowners, and he combs his family tree searching for one black ancestor. He finds her Lucy, his 3rd great grandmother, who passed for white during Reconstruction. Lucy risked everything for the privileges that came with her whiteness. Chris gets a reality check when he is reunited with his black family members back east and his true intentions are exposed.
SIS Productions presents NOTHING BUT GONADS by Celeste Mari Williams
Pratidhwani presents MADE FOR EACH OTHER by Agastya Kohli
Pork Filled Productions (Guest Company) presents DAWN ON THE SHE-DEVIL OF THE CHONA SEA by Roger Tang
11/05 - 11/09 THE READINGS
Mon. 11/05 Hansberry Project presents THE RENT PARTY by Valerie Curtis-Newton
Bessie Palmer has come back from the dead to get her house in order. She can’t connect with her husband in Heaven until her children get themselves sorted out. So, Bessie meddles and pushes the entire family to come together to support her an important cause. Set in 1968, old patterns and grudges get in the way as family and friends - with diverse wants, needs, desires, opinions and secrets - gather and collide.
Tues. 11/06 - SIS Productions presents ALEX AND ALEX by Sara Porkalob.
Thurs. 11/08 - Pratidhwani presents THE LANDLORD PLAY (working title) by Sonal Champsee
Fri. 11/09 - eSe Teatro presents SILUETA by Diana Burbano, Chris Shelton, Tom Shelton
Venue:
Langston Hughes Performing Arts Institute
104 17th Ave S
Seattle, WA 98144
Time:
All performances at 7:30PM
Tickets: https://www.pratidhwani.org/represent
- Each Performance ticketed separately - $9 online, $10 at the door.
- All Festival Pass - $25
A co-production with ARTSWEST THEATRE AND GALLERY...
LADY DAY AT EMERSON'S BAR AND GRILL
Written by Lanie Robertson
Directed by Valerie Curtis-Newton
Starring Felicia Loud
Written by Lanie Robertson
Directed by Valerie Curtis-Newton
Starring Felicia Loud
THE EVERY 28 HOUR PLAYS by Various Authors - 12/2/17
76 - One minute plays focused on the policing of black bodies
(A collaboration with Central District Forum, Langston, Langston Hughes Performing Arts Institute and Northwest African American Museum)
76 - One minute plays focused on the policing of black bodies
(A collaboration with Central District Forum, Langston, Langston Hughes Performing Arts Institute and Northwest African American Museum)
We participated in a Black Art Collaborative which gathered for Gregory Porter in November.
10/21-25/2017
We hosted the 6th annual REPRESENT! Multicultural Playwrights Festival with our producing partners eSe Teatro, SIS Productions and Pratidwhani.
We hosted the 6th annual REPRESENT! Multicultural Playwrights Festival with our producing partners eSe Teatro, SIS Productions and Pratidwhani.
HOOODOO LOVE by Katori Hall - 7/13-30/17
directed by Malika Oyetimein
(A collaboration with Sound Theatre Company)
directed by Malika Oyetimein
(A collaboration with Sound Theatre Company)
The RENT PARTY PROJECT - 4/15/17
The Hansberry Project's Artistic Director Valerie Curtis-Newton has written a play. Julia is throwing a party to raise money to free her husband, Hamp - a community activist from jail. As she prepares for the party, her family - including the ghost of the matriarch Bessie - tries to come together to support the cause, but old patterns and grudges get in the way. Later at the party, family and friends - with even more diverse wants, needs, desires, opinions and secrets - gather and collide.
An enthusiastic audience joined Valerie and an amazing cast of Seattle's finest actors as they ventured behind the scenes of of Julia Harris' RENT PARTY. Stay tuned for more information about the RENT PARTY's progress!
An enthusiastic audience joined Valerie and an amazing cast of Seattle's finest actors as they ventured behind the scenes of of Julia Harris' RENT PARTY. Stay tuned for more information about the RENT PARTY's progress!
BRIGHT HALF LIFE by Tanya Barfield - 2/15-3/11/17
directed by HATLO
(A collaboration with New Century Theatre)
directed by HATLO
(A collaboration with New Century Theatre)
2016 - The Year in Review
The Black Women Wisdom Summit | 9/24/2016
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The Hansberry Project gathered talented Black Women Playwrights from around the country. A convening of artists in various stages of their careers came to Seattle to share their experiences and offer a new perspective on the state of the field. The list of writers included: Regina Taylor, Dominique Morisseau, Lisa B. Thompson, Lydia Diamond, Chisa Hutchison, Shontina Vernon, Rosalind Bell, Sharon Williams, Alma Davenport and Amontaine Aurore.
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Check out the video!
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UN-TAMED: Hair Body Attitude | 7/17/2016
We presented evening of short plays, curated by Dominique Morisseau, featuring the work of playwrights Cori Thomas,
Nikkole Salter, Chisa Hutchison, Lenelle Moise and Jocelyn Bioh.
THE PLAYS: Melanin Intervention by Chisa Hutchinson * The Hair Play by Cori Thomas * San Francisco Cab by Lenelle Moïse
White-n-Luscious by Jocelyn Bioh * Peace Officer Privilege by Nikkole Salter.
Nikkole Salter, Chisa Hutchison, Lenelle Moise and Jocelyn Bioh.
THE PLAYS: Melanin Intervention by Chisa Hutchinson * The Hair Play by Cori Thomas * San Francisco Cab by Lenelle Moïse
White-n-Luscious by Jocelyn Bioh * Peace Officer Privilege by Nikkole Salter.
CAN YOU HEAR ME NOW?
Contemporary Plays by Black Women - Readings of:
7/12 Sunset Baby by Dominique Morisseau
7/13 Sojourner by Mfoniso Udofia
7/14 Bright Half Life by Tanya Barfield
7/15 A Lovely Malfunction by Shontina Vernon
JULY 16
IN HER OWN WORDS
A local writers' showcase featuring:
Kathya Alexander, Rosalind Bell, Alma Davenport, Nina Foxx, Sharon Williams and Storme Webber
Contemporary Plays by Black Women - Readings of:
7/12 Sunset Baby by Dominique Morisseau
7/13 Sojourner by Mfoniso Udofia
7/14 Bright Half Life by Tanya Barfield
7/15 A Lovely Malfunction by Shontina Vernon
JULY 16
IN HER OWN WORDS
A local writers' showcase featuring:
Kathya Alexander, Rosalind Bell, Alma Davenport, Nina Foxx, Sharon Williams and Storme Webber
The Hansberry Project is fiscally sponsored by
Shunpike is the 501(c)(3) non-profit agency that provides independent arts groups in Washington State with the services, resources, and opportunities they need to forge their own paths to sustainable success.
