Events for November 21, 2020 - August 24, 2019

With Atlanta's population and urban renewal on the rise, long-time residents often find themselves pushed out of the neighborhoods in which they grew up. Does gentrification or "urban renewal" always mean displacement, or is it truly an investment that benefits our communities? How can we improve our neighborhoods and cities while protecting those who are most vulnerable? This conversation will focus on past, present, and future Atlanta and the extreme shift in our city's landscape.

It’s 1949, and the new mayor of Detroit is working to get rid of the blight of the city—and to move African Americans out of Detroit’s Black Bottom. Blue, a gifted trumpeter, considers selling his once thriving family jazz club, leaving his beloved Pumpkin and her dreams aside. Silver, a mysterious woman with a history, enters the scene with her own plans, turning the lives of everyone upside down.

August Wilson Monologue Competition: Mock Competition on Saturday, January 18th, 2020 at the Stillwell Theater at Kennesaw State University.

For more information, contact us 1.888.479.6300 or info@truecolorstheatre.org.

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.

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)!

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.