by Abram Hill A play from the co-founder of the American Negro Theater. What’s worth fighting for? With talent and ambition, Andy Whitman rises from shoeshine boy to lightweight contender, grasping at a freedom he has only dreamed of. But his fight takes him farther and farther from the family that loves him, and at (more…)

by Abram Hill A play from the co-founder of the American Negro Theater. What’s worth fighting for? With talent and ambition, Andy Whitman rises from shoeshine boy to lightweight contender, grasping at a freedom he has only dreamed of. But his fight takes him farther and farther from the family that loves him, and at (more…)

In seeking his big break an unlucky American actor is propelled by misfortune to a tiny island in the Pacific, where he unearths the forgotten story of Australia’s most popular entertainer, Irving Sayles. In an examination of racist humor, Dark Stars weaves together the stories of these two African Americans, living a hundred years apart. (more…)

Instructions to Decode A(n In)human Transformation, a punk “roach” cabaret inspired by Kafka’s Metamorphosis. Performed by a cast of three, directed by Ryan Justesen with an original score by Millca Paranosic and video mapping by Fernando Timba, the show uses an amalgamation of sound, words and music to explore the world of Gregor Samsa, the protagonist (more…)

Eric Redlinger, tenor and lute Sylvia Ryne, soprano My Body Must Depart—My Heart Remains with You Asteria’s Eric Redlinger and Sylvia Rhyne perform 15th-century love songs by Gilles Binchois, Antoine Busnoys, and Guillaume Dufay. These French and Burgundian gems, each expressing facets of courtly love’s joys and agonies, were inspired by the 12th-century French poet (more…)