“Following our nomination for the AUDELCO 2012 Dramatic Production of the Year for Dream Deferred,” Artistic Director Marcus Dargan said, “I am especially excited to continue our 8th season by introducing two new and extremely powerful works to the canon of black drama: The Negro Speaks and broken motherhood museum.”
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NuAFrikan Theatre is proud to announce the cast of broken motherhood museum, written and directed by Miriam Tabb, opening on April 26, 2013 at 133rd Street Arts Center. The cast features Arlene A. McGruder and the ensemble includes Ashley Burroughs, Adiagha Faizah, Kari Joy Hinkson, Nathaly Lopez, Shereen Macklin, Leila Okafor, Juanita Pearl, Analisa Velez, and Jasmine Webb. Click here to view the entire press release.
NuAFrikan Theatre Artistic Director Marcus Dargan and Producing Director Jajmi Robinson announced the company’s spring 2013 season today. Featuring two world premiere productions, the season includes The Negro Speaks, compiled and adapted by the award-winning playwright Marcus Dargan, and broken motherhood museum, written and directed by Miriam Tabb. Click here to view the entire press release.
“Can someone hit the house lights? Can I have all the actors in the house?”
Marcus Dargan, an alumni of the BMCC theatre program—as well as an award-winning playwright and co-founder of the NuAFrikan Theatre in Harlem—is directing the dress rehearsal for The Negro Speaks, A Celebration of African American Poetry, Prose, and Music, in BMCC’s north-wing theatre space. Click here to read the full article.
“Dream Deferred is an amazing play…”
“This play simply but vividly explains how the essence and culture of the black community in Harlem struggle with economic challenges and commercial dominance of newly built condominiums.” Click here to read the entire review.
“What Dargan’s play exposes is the sense of overwhelming fear and powerlessness felt by many of Harlem’s denizens as they saw the day to day changes to their neighborhood; changes they had no say in bringing about.”
“Each of the actors played two different characters and delivered solid, thoroughly engaging performances with award winner Johnnie Mae being the most powerful of all.” Click here to read the entire review.
“By far the strongest performance in Dreamed Deferred comes from Johnnie Mae, a veteran of the stage and television, who brings real gravitas to Mrs. Thompson and Mother Ester Jackson…
…A truly versatile performance comes from another fine actor in the show, Bisa Dawes. She inhabits each of her characters (the aforementioned Shay-Shay; Caribbean bookstore owner, Fatima; and the clearly deranged but insightful Deva, who has the best single monologue in the play.)” Click here to read the entire review.
“We were sitting together at Starbucks and someone said, ‘Let’s start a theater company’.” That’s how the production company NuAFrikan Theatre was born, says BMCC alumnus Marcus Dargan. He and some other students were sharing a caffeine break and the next thing you know, they were staging plays as part of BMCC’s African Heritage Month. Click here to read the full article.
“I see white people. One day I counted 16 and I didn’t even have to go downtown to see ‘em!” exclaims Lovey Jones, a Harlem native in the new play Dream Deferred. Click here to read the full article.
