Kenny Leon's True Colors Theatre Company

Tank Stranger
2026-09-15 19:30 - 2026-10-04 17:00 (America/New_York) | Southwest Arts Center, 915 New Hope Road, Atlanta, GA, 30331, United States
Written By: James Ijames
Directed By: Jamil Jude
Dramaturg: Jonathan McCroryEVERY FAMILY HAS ROOTS.
When generations of the Stranger family are drawn back together, long-buried truths begin to surface, blurring the line between ancestry, mythology, and destiny. As Tank searches for where he belongs, he discovers that understanding the future means confronting the past.
Launching the final year of True Colors Theatre’s Blackness Is Not a Monolith series, Tank Stranger is a bold world premiere that blends Afrofuturism, Black folklore, and breathtaking theatrical storytelling into an unforgettable theatrical experience.
Because every family tree has a story. BUY TICKETS HEREPerformances:Previews: September 15th – September 17th @ 7:30 PM
Opening Night: September 18th @ 7:30 PM
Regular Performances: Fridays @ 7:30 PM, Saturdays @ 2:30 PM & 7:30 PM, Sundays @ 2:30 PM
Additional Evening Performances: September 22nd & September 30th @ 7:30 PM
Additional Matinees: September 24th @ 11:00 AM & 7:30 PM, October 1st @ 2:30 PM & 7:30 PM
Jamil JudeDirectorjames IjamesPlaywrightJonathan McCroryDramaturgCast:

Jitney
2026-10-09 19:30 - 2026-10-11 17:00
Written by: August Wilson
Directed by: Renzo Carbonera
Presented by: Sardegna Teatro and La Piccionaia
Presented in Italian with English supertitles
October 9th – October 11th, 2026Performances:Friday, October 9, 2026 @ 730PM
Saturday, October 10, 2026 @ 230PM
Sunday, October 11, 2026 @ 230PM
BUY TICKETSSynopsis:Pittsburgh 1977
In the midst of the steel industry crisis, for which the city is known worldwide, five drivers, Becker, Youngblood, Turnbo, Fielding and Doub, struggle to get by. Clinging nostalgically to the past, while seeing only the dark outlines of an uncertain future on the horizon.
In the early decades of the twentieth century, an alternative form of transport to buses and licensed taxis emerged in the predominantly African American neighborhoods of U.S. cities: the “jitney”. In those neighborhoods, taxis did not circulate; they were too expensive and they refused to pick up Black passengers. The “jitneys” operated outside the boundaries of the law, but provided job opportunities for people like our five protagonists, while also offering an essential service to the community.
August Wilson, the most prolific and influential African American playwright of all time, is being translated for the very first time into another language (Italian) and staged with an entirely Black Italian cast.
The stage set is minimal and abstract, designed to focus the gaze on what is said and how it is said, on the shades of meaning enriched by the actors’ double roles, on the cinematic side lighting, and on the projections displayed on two vertical, smartphone-like screens.
When Booster, Becker’s son, is released after twenty years in prison for murder, a cathartic journey begins, intertwining the language of the street with the syncopated rhythms of jazz and with the classical language of tragedy.
Cast:Miguel Gobbo Diaz(Becker/Shealy)Federico Lima Roque(Doub/Fielding)Marcos Piacentini(Turno/Booster)Rosanna Sparapano(Rena/Philmore)Tomiwa Samson Segun Aina(Youngblood)
