Incoming Artistic Director Jamil Jude and True Colors Theatre Company are thrilled to announce the 2019 – 2020 season, dubbed “She Griots.” The three productions of this 17th season focus on strong women playwrights, storytellers, historians and leaders of various generations.
American songwriter, guitarist and recording artist, Sister Rosetta Tharpe embarks on a journey with young gospel singer, Marie Knight. Adding a little bit of sass to traditional gospel, this play with music sheds light on “invisible” black performers in the South and the legacies left behind.
A timely conversation, presented in partnership with The Counter Narrative Project, on the significance of black LGBTQ creatives in the South and their challenges with equitable access.
Black Branding: The Fight for Dignified Representation presents a timely conversation on the representation of blacks in today's media landscape.
Next Gen Playwrights: Beyond the Struggle Saturday, [...]
Frame of Mind A peaceful protest takes a violent [...]
Black Theatre and the Black Lives Matter Movement [...]
Art Meets Activism: John Lewis, C.T. Vivian, and The [...]
November 30th – December 30th, 2021: Belatedly acknowledged as the Godmother of Rock ‘n Roll, Sister Rosetta Tharpe shattered every barrier that she faced as she made her mark on the music world. Marie and Rosetta chronicles her journey with young gospel singer Marie Knight, whom she recruited away from Mahalia Jackson.
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True Colors Theatre would like to acknowledge that the land on which we operate and perform is the traditional and ancestral land of the Creek and Muscogee Peoples. We honor this and pay our respect to elders both past and present. Learn more about Honoring Native Lands and Peoples at https://native-land.ca/ and https://usdac.us/nativeland.
Art Matters, Atlanta
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info@truecolorstheatre.org
True Colors Theatre would like to acknowledge that the land on which we operate and perform is the traditional and ancestral land of the Creek and Muscogee Peoples. We honor this and pay our respect to elders both past and present. Learn more about Honoring Native Lands and Peoples at https://native-land.ca/ and https://usdac.us/nativeland.
Art Matters, Atlanta
