Winter/Spring Season 2023
Micki Grant: Step Into My World
The poetry, lyrics, and songs of Micki Grant
A presentation of never seen before poetry, writings and the music of Micki Grant; actress, lyricist, and composer the first Black woman to write the music, and lyrics of a Broadway Show. (Don’t Bother Me, I Can’t Cope)
New Federal Theatre c/o ASP
543 W. 42nd St
New York, NY 10036
Mar. 21, 22, 23, 24, 25 @ 7:30 PM, & 26 @ 3:00 PM
Telling Tales Out of School
by Wesley Brown
Directed by Woodie King, Jr.
June, 1954, a memorial service for Alain Locke, architect of the Harlem Renaissance, is held at Benta’s Funeral Home in Harlem. Among the attendees are Zora Neale Hurston, Nella Larsen, Jesse Fauset and Nancy Cunard. Now in their sixties and not having seen one another in over twenty years, they gather at the Hotel Theresa after the funeral. An afternoon of boundless praise of Locke over tea unravels into disturbing revelations about the great man and the four women who have come to honor him.
New Federal Theatre c/o ASP
543 W. 42nd St
New York, NY 10036
May 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 @ 7:30 PM, & May 7 @ 3:00 PM
Fish Fry
by Goldie E. Patrick
Directed by John E. Scutchins
“Heavy is the head that wears the crown”. After the unexpected death of the patriarch of the Jones family, there are serious questions as to who is next in line for the throne and who inherits the kingdom. But with all that is lost in their father’s death, there is still the question of what can be gained. So much can fall apart. Already tattered relationships are tested and difficult truths come out when a family is forced to reconcile as they grieve.
Written by NFT’s Black Creation Resident Playwright
New Federal Theatre c/o ASP
543 W. 42nd St
New York, NY 10036
May 22, 2023 @ 7:00 PM
