Mon., Oct. 26, 2020 to Nov. 1
ON LINE:
CONFLICT
From the Mint Theatre in New York City (a company focusing on rarely done, almost forgotten plays. It’s terrific. Written in 1925. Takes place in London, England. The Conservatives vs the Labour Party. A curious rich woman learns about the other 99% of the population. As modern as today.
| Available for Free On-Demand Streaming through November 1st |
| Conflict is a love story set against the backdrop of a hotly contested election. Miles Malleson combines his two great passions: sex and politics. The result is a provocative romance that sizzles with both wit and ideas. Don’t miss out! Stream Conflict byusing the password vote! Click here for details on How to Watch MORE ABOUT THE PLAY: It’s the Roaring 20’s, London. Lady Dare Bellingdon has everything she could want, yet she craves something more. Dare’s man, Sir Major Ronald Clive, is standing for Parliament with the backing of Dare’s father. Clive is a Conservative, of course, but he’s liberal enough to be sleeping with Dare, who’s daring enough to take a lover, but too restless to marry him. Clive’s opponent, Tom Smith is passionate about social justice and understands the joy of having something to believe in. Dare is “the woman between” two candidates who both want to make a better world—until politics become personal, and mudslinging threatens to soil them all. |
Tuesday, 6 pm, Oct. 27-Oct. 31, 2020
Live streamed for free
Virtual Reading of The Death of the Last Black Man in the Whole Entire World AKA the Negro Book of the Dead to Reunite Off-Broadway Cast
The Suzan-Lori Parks play was performed at Signature Theatre in 2016.Jamar WIlliams, William DeMerrit, Mirirai Sithole, Amelia Workman, David Ryan Smith, Nike Kadri, Rynaldo Piniella and Daniel J. Watts Joan Marcus
The cast of Signature Theatre’s 2016 production of The Death of the Last Black Man in the Whole Entire World AKA the Negro Book of the Dead will reunite for a free virtual reading October 27. Written by Pulitzer Prize winner and Signature Residency 1 playwright Suzan-Lori Parks, the presentation is part of SigSpace, the Off-Broadway institution’s online programming.
Directed by Lileana Blain-Cruz, The Death of the Last Black Man… stars Brittany Bellizeare, William Demeritt, Patrena Murray, Reynaldo Piniella, Julian Rozzell, Roslyn Ruff, Mirirai Sithole, David Ryan Smith, 2020 Tony nominee Daniel J. Watts, Jamar Williams, and Amelia Workman.
The performance will premiere at 6 PM ET and will be available to stream on demand through October 31 at 6 PM. Click here to RSVP and receive the link to watch. Parks, Blain-Cruz, and the cast will participate in a talkback only available immediately following the broadcast.
The Death of the Last Black Man… uses poetry, historical fiction, and biblical references to challenge deep-seated archetypes of the Black experience through the life and repeated death of the last Black man in the world.
Thursday, Oct. 29, 2020.
ON LINE:
Race by David Mamet
   “Mamet’s gripping play argues, everything in America—and this play throws sex, rape, the law, employment and relationships into its 90 minutes—is still about race.” – Chicago TribuneRACE, by Pulitzer Prize winner David Mamet, tackles America’s most controversial topic in this provocative play. A potent dramatic cocktail of sex, guilt and legal maneuvering, Race concerns three lawyers (Ed O’Neill, David Alan Grier and Alicia Stith) defending a wealthy white executive (Richard Thomas) charged with raping a black woman. David Alan Grier and Richard Thomas return to the roles they created during the play’s hit run on Broadway. Tony Award winner Phylicia Rashad directs. |
Friday, Oct. 30, 2020.
CIUT Friday Morning, 89.5 fm. I’m interviewing Nina Lee Aquino, the Artistic Director of Factory Theatre on her 20-21 season of plays for the theatre.