Family Friendly performances
Date: Saturday & Sunday - July 6 & 7, 2019
Time: 2PM
Location: THEARC Theater: 1901 Mississippi Ave SE, Washington, DC
When a prince sets out to find a princess to marry, he soon discovers this is not a simple task. There is no shortage of so-called princesses, but how can he tell whether or not they are what they claim to be? Then one night a great storm rages, there comes a knock on the palace gate, and the prince’s life is never the same . . . This exquisitely performance is retelling of the classic Hans Christian Andersen fairy tale and takes audience to a beautiful African collage of color. Come see the story of a tiny pea that changed everything.
Date: Saturday & Sunday- June 22 & 23, 2019
Time: 3PM
Location: THEARC Blackbox: 1801 Mississippi Ave SE, Washington, DC
This one woman show presents the story of Harriet Tubman reimagined as a young woman growing up in Harlem through a theatrical lens. Harriet Tubman is a heroine and American legend in her own right. This session will take the story of Harriet in the 19th century and places her in the 21st century; laced with the problems facing African-American youth all over the country. And especially focusing on the mistreatment of black girls in schools. What would happen if a young woman like Harriet became a leader in this new world? Would her struggle be the same? Would she know her power?
Time: 7PM
Location: THEARC Blackbox: 1801 Mississippi Ave SE, Washington, DC
For this singer, dramatist, educator and activist, music and art are more than entertainment; they are her mission. With penetrating depth, Ayanna is making audiences feel and heal. In a time so needy of real and responsible art, Ayanna is bringing to the world a most beautiful and meaningful imitation of life. Ayanna is no stranger to the entertainment world. While growing up as the daughter of celebrated Comedian and Human Rights Activist Dick Gregory, she was blessed with the opportunity to interact with such mega talents as Bob Marley, Marvin Gaye, Stevie Wonder, and Michael Jackson. But the glamour of the entertainment world isn’t what resonated most with her. Raised with a deep awareness and concern for Human Rights, Ayanna’s musical roots are steeped in the struggle of the “Freedom Movement”.
Date: Friday - June 21, 2019 @ Time: 7PM
Date: Tuesday - June 25, 2019 @ 1PM
Date: Wednesday - June 26, 2019 @ 1PM
Location: THEARC Blackbox: 1801 Mississippi Ave SE, Washington, DC
Sojourner takes a hard look at her life, not only as a woman, but as a slave. It also takes a compelling look at pre-civil war America and what led to the conflict. While this coming- of-age narrative is filled with acts of random horrific cruelty, it will at times make you laugh, then make you cry, force you to take a look at the morals, values and conditions that shaped America, and instill in you awe at Sojourner Truth's unwavering spirit to overcome and be moved to sojourn for the truth... even to the ends of the earth. Based on the life and times of freedom fighter Sojourner Truth.
Date: Wednesday - June 26, 2019
Time: 7PM
Location: THEARC Theater: 1901 Mississippi Ave SE, Washington, DC
The Boy From Troy is an original musical production of uplifting song set to the narrative of the life of civil rights icon and congressman John Robert Lewis. The production, which had its world premiere at the Rose L. Hardy Middle School in June 2018, is performed by an ensemble cast of Seventh, Eighth and Ninth grade students. The show chronicles six episodes in the life of John Lewis from when he was a boy growing up in heavily segregated Troy, Alabama, to his first meeting Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. in 1957 – when King sent the young Lewis a Greyhound bus ticket to come to Atlanta to meet with him, and then greeted him as "The Boy from Troy."
Date: Saturday & Sunday - July 6 & 7, 2019
Time: 12noon
Location: THEARC West Blackbox: 1801 Mississippi Ave SE, Washington, DC
The Ragbaby Exchange provides an innovative approach to building self-esteem with continuous workshops using doll making as the vessel. The program takes deliberate steps in a process of discovery to bring a sense of acceptance of one’s emotional well-being and inner beauty. Each step in making your fabric doll has been coordinated with self-esteem building lessons. The Ragbaby Exchange furthers the self-esteem program by teaching about diversity in other cultures and nations with it's exchange program. Helping others to discover the beauty of diverse cultures and people.
Date: Saturday & Sunday - June 22, & 23, 2019
Time: 1PM
Location: THEARC Blackbox: 1801 Mississippi Ave SE, Washington, DC
Sweet Jenn: A Living Exhibit takes us back in time to the antebellum south just after Emancipation, We meet Jenny Butler, a slave who opens the window to her life and shares a piece of her soul with us, she is doing her best to go on with life while she awaits the return of her love, Charles, and her lost children. Sweet Jenn is a poignant story of love, heartache, triumph and hope.
Date: Saturday - June 29, 2019
Time: 3PM
Location: THEARC Blackbox: 1801 Mississippi Ave SE, Washington, DC
FINDING HER is a storytelling trilogy, written and spoken in the style of the fictional memoir, examining the life of a young girl coming of age and the women who nourished and struggled to bring her through. These stories represent the everyday Sheroes that may not receive the accolades, medals, awards of recognized warriors, but exemplify the strength, love, and courage embodied in every woman when need arises. In doing so, they find their greater purpose in those they serve and often save - including themselves.
