"A Thirst for Freedom"
By
C. G. Gardiner
Gardiner's new play tells the story of what life was like for Black Americans from the end of slavery as an American institution to the beginning of the great migration out of the South.
The play depicts controversial themes;
post-civil war and Jim Crow laws were harsh times for Black people. Parental discretion is advised.
By
C. G. Gardiner
Gardiner's new play tells the story of what life was like for Black Americans from the end of slavery as an American institution to the beginning of the great migration out of the South.
The play depicts controversial themes;
post-civil war and Jim Crow laws were harsh times for Black people. Parental discretion is advised.
2024 ~ The Centerpiece Event of Black History Month ~ 2024
Friday, Feb. 16, 2024 - 8 pm
Saturday, Feb. 17, 2024 - 3 pm & 8 pm
Sunday, Feb. 18, 2024 - 3 pm
Friday, Feb. 16, 2024 - 8 pm
Saturday, Feb. 17, 2024 - 3 pm & 8 pm
Sunday, Feb. 18, 2024 - 3 pm
Eli El, Wanda Whiteside, C.G. Gardiner
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Eli began his career writing and producing original plays in college and local community theatres.
He has since performed numerous original productions through his affiliation with various dramatic groups. Eli has won a Best Director award from the DC Black Theatre Festival. Eli's theatre credits include: FAT HAM (Studio Theater), Radio Golf (Roundhouse Theatre), The Great Society (Arena Stage). |
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A SWEET SIP TO BOUNTIFUL!
It's Mardi Gras ~ laissez le bon temps rouler ~ A carnival celebration is
happening as part of a festive week of Black History.
Fat Tuesday with beads & masks,
Jazz and Dance Theatre from
"The Window King"
Tuesday, February 13, 2024 8 pm
It's Mardi Gras ~ laissez le bon temps rouler ~ A carnival celebration is
happening as part of a festive week of Black History.
Fat Tuesday with beads & masks,
Jazz and Dance Theatre from
"The Window King"
Tuesday, February 13, 2024 8 pm
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Baakari Wilder (The Window King Barber)
Credits include Nine Night at Round House Theatre; Pipeline at Studio Theatre; Unexplored Interior at Mosaic Theater Company; Broadway credits include Bring in Da Noise Bring in Da Funk (Bessie Award winner) at the Ambassador Theater. Film and television credits include Spike Lee’s Bamboozled and House of Cards. |
Mycah Chevalier ~The Creole Butterfly
She is an International Recording Artist, BG Vocalist, Actor, Dancer, Performance Coach and Staff Writer for EC3 Vibe Entertainment. She is a 3-time, multi-category Grammy Considered Artist and 29th WAMA Award Recipient For BEST URBAN CONTEMPORARY RECORDING “When I Give My Love To You “ featuring Kenny Wesley |
MUSICAL DIRECTION BY ERIC HARRELL
E. LaDon Harrell (Music Director) is a native of D.C., attended Howard University and The Baltimore School of the Bible. Harrell began his professional journey through music 40+ years ago serving as Music Director, Pianist/Synthesist, Trombonist, Orchestrator and Composer for a plethora of platforms.
It’s Mardi Gras! Fat Tuesday, last day of Carnival season, an opportunity to recognize the achievements of African-Americans. Charles Joseph "Buddy" Bolden (9/6/1877 - 11/4/1931), an African-American cornetist, admired by his contemporaries as a key figure in the development of a New Orleans style of ragtime music, or "jass," which later came to be known as jazz; and we honor his contribution to America’s original musical genre.
MISSION
Live Garra Theatre endeavors to employ the cultural arts to address universal social-life issues; illuminate all facets of a multicultural society; foster cross-cultural understanding of the many voices in the community; reinforce the value of diversity, and strengthen the social connections among people. The word "garra" literally means claws -- to hold on and to ‘live Garra’ (Portuguese for prevail) means to go the distance and never give up.
As a resident company of the Theatre Consortium of Silver Spring, the organization operates out of the Silver Spring Black Box Theatre as a performance training studio, an incubator for a core repertory of skilled poets, playwrights, and artists, as well as providing a 'safe harbor' for the youth. Live Garra Theatre aspires to fill the void of culturally specific Theatre, preserving the unique legacy of the African-American heritage and contributing to the survival of Black Theatre. Why Black Lives Matter ...
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