upcoming season
by Spectrum Theatre Company

Apr. 24 - Apr. 27 (2019)

Season productions for 2019 are as follows:

 

Wednesday, June 19 - 7:30 p.m., Vortex Theatre

PLAY READING SERIES – Flyin’ West by Pearl Cleage

Following the end of the Civil War, many former slaves took advantage of The Homestead Act and went West to build new lives for themselves and their families.  Set in 1898, the play is the story of several African-American female pioneers who settled together in the all-black town of Nicodemus, Kansas.

Roles for 4 black women, 2 black men, age 20s-60s

Five rehearsals, times and place TBA

 

Friday – Sunday, July 12 – 14 and July 19 – 21, 

Dougherty Arts Center Theater

FULL PRODUCTION – Pipeline by Dominique Morisseau

An inner-city public high school teacher is committed to her students, but desperate to give her only son opportunities they’ll never have. When a controversial incident at his upstate private school threatens to get him expelled, she must confront his rage and her own choices as a parent.

Roles for 2 black females, 3 black males, 1 white female, age 20s-30s

Move-in and tech week Monday, July 8 – Thursday, July 11

Other rehearsal times and place TBA

 

Saturday, August 24 - 2 p.m., 

Dougherty Arts Center Theatre

PLAY READING SERIES – Facing Our Truth:  Short Plays on Trayvon, Race, and Privilege

Various authors.  These six plays, each by a different author, address current issues facing black America today; their goal is “to elicit discussion in our collective communities about these urgent issues.”

Roles for 5 black females, 5 black males, 1 hispanic male, age 20s-50s

Five rehearsals, times and place TBA

 

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