It’s 2022, and everyone suddenly has a Black friend – except Jessica. Raised by white parents, surrounded by white people, and painfully aware that she is the only Black person in her own life, Jessica decides to fix her identity crisis. She rents a Black friend. But – can belonging be bought?
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The acclaimed artist, whose groundbreaking production of Death of a Salesman in the West End later moved to Broadway and earned him a Tony Award nomination for Best Actor, joins the organization’s leadership as CTH continues to expand its impact in Harlem and beyond The Classical Theatre of Harlem (CTH), one of the…
By Helen Shaw If you’re looking for free outdoor Shakespeare this summer, the Classical Theater of Harlem’s crowd-pleasing, action-packed, modern-dress production of Shakespeare’s tragedy is an absolute humdinger. Narratively, this Uptown Shakespeare in the Park staging is as clear as Venetian glass, thanks to the director Carl Cofield’s addition of an introductory scene, in which…
Classics & Community. See this behind-the-scenes feature on how The Classical Theatre of Harlem mounts our summer productions.
The Classical Theatre of Harlem (CTH), American Theatre Magazine and Venus Radio Theater are teaming up for ICONS 3: Prominent Figures in the Landscape, a series of audio plays produced by CTH and Venus Radio Theater highlighting four leaders and tastemakers whose work was central to the vibrant Harlem Renaissance. For the collection of plays, CTH commissioned Harlem-based playwrights to create monologues performed by Harlem-based actors, honoring the largely unsung voices of fascinating figures who were integral to the cultural movement.
As a special offering in our Offscript feed, we offer this monologue by Gethsemane Herron, performed by Candace Boahene, about Harlem Renaissance writer, artist, and journalist Gwendolyn Bennett.
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