Past Events

School Girls; or, the African Mean Girls Play

Southwest Arts Center 915 New Hope Road, Atlanta, GA, United States

At the start of the 1986 school year, Paulina, reigning queen bee of the Aburi Boarding School, has her sights set on winning the Miss Ghana Pageant and ultimately, the Miss Global Universe Pageant. When American transfer student Erica arrives and threatens her position atop her hive-minded friends, the power struggle begins.

   
$20 – $50

August Wilson Monologue Competition Atlanta Regional Finals

The Carlyle 1919 Piedmont Road NE, Atlanta, GA, United States

Kenny Leon’s True Colors Theatre Company presents the 13th Annual August Wilson Monologue Competition Atlanta Regional Finals on Friday, March 6 at 7:30pm, at The Carlyle. Click here for more information and to reserve your ticket (admission is free)!


   

#SheGriots Challenge

We invite you to join us in celebrating She Griots! Our 2019-20 season has celebrated a number of well-known and lesser-known She Griots throughout history, but the legacy of these phenomenal women lives on through all of us. Their stories inspire us to make a difference and boldly pursue our dreams.


True Colors Podcast

New Series Alert! Welcome to the brand new True Colors Podcast!!! Every Thursday, Artistic Director Jamil Jude will deliver you new content featuring artist interviews, master classes, and live Q&A sessions.


Community Conversation: Unsung Sheroes

Many of the people throughout history who have shaped the past have unfortunately been forgotten. Whether lost through relevance, repression, or ignorance, our sheroes deserve to be celebrated with the memories that keep them alive.


 

Marie and Rosetta

Southwest Arts Center 915 New Hope Road, Atlanta, GA, United States

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.


$20 – $50

Community Conversation: Out Of The Shadows

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.

Community Conversation
Black Branding

Black Branding: The Fight for Dignified Representation presents a timely conversation on the representation of blacks in today's media landscape.

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