New York’s New Federal Theatre (NFT) will present New Federal Theatre Celebrates Black History Month, on Saturdays from February 13 to 27, 2021. The programming is a retrospective readings series in which three rarely-done, yet noteworthy plays, all previously produced by NFT, will be recreated. The works illuminate the burning issues of their time and are newly instructive today. The lineup is as follows:
February 13 @ 7:00 PM (EST), streaming until February 15 @ midnight.
When the Chickens Come Home to Roost by Laurence Holder, directed by Ralph McCain
Featuring Allie Woods as Elijah Muhammad and Lawrence Winslow as Malcolm X.
February 20 @ 7:00 PM; February 21 @ 7:00 PM and February 22 @ 7:00 PM (EST)
The Meeting by Jeff Stetson, directed by Ajene D. Washington
Featuring: Joseph L. Edwards as Dr. Martin Luther King, Tyler Fauntleroy as Resheed , Beethovan Oden as Malcolm X.
February 27 @ 7:00 PM (EST), streaming until March 1 @ midnight (EST)
Widows by Mfundi Vundla, director TBA
Cast TBA
The readings are free and accessible on www.newfederaltheatre.com. Donations will be gratefully accepted.
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