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An abstract portrayal of Harlem life and Black America using an innovative mix of poetry, jazz music, and dance.
Ntozake Shange, Spell #7
A testament to the resilience and hardships of African American women across different eras through the conceit of hats.
Regina Taylor, Crowns
A day in the life of African American women in Los Angeles preparing for a big event - a boxing match.
Susan-Lori Parks, In the Blood
The conflict and tension of a southern African American family after the matriarch's death.
Lorraine Hansberry, The Sign in Sidney Brustein's Window
A daughter's return home to escape her failing singing career intersects with the Civil Rights Movement.
Katori Hall, The Mountaintop
The dissection of a strained father-son relationship set in a barbershop.
Tarell Alvin McCraney, The Cut
A reflection on historical trauma, legacy, and a doll's house connecting generations.
Jeremy O. Harris, Slave Play
A powerful critique of the commercialization of Black pain through a reality TV framework.
Robert O'Hara, Bootycandy
A dramatic exploration of racial dynamics set in Martha's Vineyard, where an affluent black family gathers.
Lydia R. Diamond, Stick Fly
Explores the tumultuous world of 1930s Harlem and a woman's relationship with her estranged musician husband.
Pearl Cleage, Blues for an Alabama Sky
A biting satire on culture and race featuring a black artist who gains success in the white art world.
George C. Wolfe, The Colored Museum
Unfulfilled dreams and a sense of prophecy involving a literal Brother's Keeper.
August Wilson, The Piano Lesson
A salon turned battleground for identity, marriage, and the diaspora.
Lynn Nottage, Intimate Apparel
The exploration of Black masculinity within the confines of a Memphis diner set to be demolished.
August Wilson, Two Trains Running
A three-part examination of the African American female experience from Reconstruction through the 20th century.
Pearl Cleage, Flyin' West
An Afrocentric theatrical performance reflecting upon the lives of an ensemble cast of 11 women.
Dael Orlandersmith, Yellowman
Reflecting on Black patriotism through the lens of the Tuskegee Airmen in World War II.
Trey Ellis and Ricardo Khan, Fly
An examination of a man's life through the eyes of seven women bearing his child's name.
Ntozake Shange, for colored girls who have considered suicide / when the rainbow is enuf
A complex tale of a Black family navigating social change in Pittsburgh's Hill District spanning from the 1910s to the 1990s.
August Wilson, Fences
The struggle of two estranged brothers reconnecting through a scrappy urban landscape.
Amiri Baraka, The Slave
A military courtroom drama questioning the complicity of institutional structures.
Charles Fuller, A Soldier's Play
The intersection of personal desires and political realities in a 1960s setting.
Amiri Baraka, Dutchman
Question of legacy and identity within the framework of an auction of historical artifacts.
Suzan-Lori Parks, Topdog/Underdog
A one-woman show reflecting on Black womanhood through the perspectives of 29 characters.
Anna Deavere Smith, Fires in the Mirror
A raisin in the sun, Or fester like a sore—And then run?
Lorraine Hansberry, A Raisin in the Sun
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