Downtown Urban Arts Festival (DUAF) is a five-week annual multi-disciplinary arts event with cultural offerings in theater, film, music and poetry held during the spring at renowned venues in downtown Manhattan, NYC. DUAF treats New Yorkers, East Coasters and tourists to the best of new groundbreaking theater and film from around the world. Writers from America’s burgeoning multicultural landscape and from around the world have the opportunity to share their stories that interpret our history and our times.

EDUCATED AND STILL TRAPPED by Cyd Charisse Fulton

Ida, an African American woman, is single and retired. Newscasts, talk shows and weed are her companions. This hazy combination provokes memories of Ida’s own salty life experiences. Her comments and rants become prayers that lead to an unorthodox baptism in her living room.

THE PROTEST by Nako Adodoadji

The Protest is a mash up of physical and devised theatre that explores the economic, political and social landscape of an America on the cusp of revolution.

**Please Note: Recommended for ages 16+**

Visit https://www.duafnyc.com/theater for more info!