Ulysses Lincoln, a Gulf War veteran lost at sea and presumed dead, fights to find his way back home to his wife and son. The meddlesome Gods, Great Grand Daddy Deus and Great Grand Paw Sidin have other plans in mind as they battle for control of Ulysses’ fate. Presented in October 2017 in the God’s Closet Reading Series by The Front Porch Arts Collective, black odyssey melds together Greek mythology, African-American oral history and music in this visionary new take on Homer’s classic tale.
Come see the beautiful quilts created by Sisters In Stitches Joined By The Cloth, now featured in the Central Square Theater lobby. SISJBTC have exhibited their work in galleries, colleges, churches, and craft shows thoughout New England, and we are thankful to have them on view at CST through the run of black odyssey boston, closing May 19.
“The Guild meets every third Saturday of each month at St. John’s Episcopal Church in Arlington to sew, share ideas and techniques and to celebrate our love of quilting. SISJBTC guild members reside in the greater Boston area, Southshore, Metrowest including Springfield and Worcester. We are joined together by our shared experience in quilting which focuses on the African American group’s perspective.
The art of quilting has traveled across oceans, survived 400 years of slavery and has been carried down by generations of our family and friends. Now it’s up to us to keep the tradition going and to pass it along. Over the centuries, we of African descent have joined together to make quilts as a way of sharing our joys, sorrows, traditions and to celebrate our history. Quilting connects us to our ancestry, preserves our memories and gives us a way to connect with generations to come. Sisters In Stitches Joined by the Cloth celebrates our heritage and reinforces the link that binds us to our collective history and is our way of contributing and participating in our traditions.”
We’re doing a Virtual Replay of the Act Up & Vote! Festival!
Join us online for five days of performances and panels surrounding the topics of voting and civic engagement.
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For the first time, Central Square Theater and Youth Underground present the Act Up & Vote! Festival – five days of performances, panels & community workshops surrounding the topics of voting and civic engagement.
Every two years about 7 million Americans turn 18 and are eligible to vote. Despite their newfound eligibility, these voters participate at a much lower rate than the rest of the population. Why? Does their vote matter? Does your vote matter?
Hear the voices of these voters in our community as they speak up on civic engagement and how to make the world a better place for future generations. For the past two years, Central Square Theater’s youth ensemble, Youth Underground, has interviewed members of our community who grapple with the challenges and promises of increasing civic participation. Together with playwright Betsy Bard, and director Vincent Ernest Siders, in the spirit of activism and social change, Youth Underground brings you Act Up & Vote!
Presented by the YU Ambassadors
October 7-11, 2020 at Starlight Square Stage
Watch our LIVE panels from the Act Up & Vote! Festival here:
Victorian repression clashes with liberal expression. Cloud 9 follows a British family from colonial Africa to contemporary London. Unexpected trysts. Gender swaps. Role reversals. Power plays. A provocative, exuberant, time-shifting comedy that is both a parody and spoof of the ever-changing world of sexual politics. Caryl Churchill, lauded with “creating a new theatrical language,” was recently recognized by The Guardian as “now sharing with Tom Stoppard the title of Britain’s most significant living dramatist.”
Artistic Director of The Nora and Director of Cloud 9, Lee Mikeska Gardner, sits down to discuss this “complex puzzle of a play”. Watch the full interview here:
1692. Salem, Massachusetts. Mass hysteria has consumed the town after Reverend Samuel Parris’ daughter and other girls have been discovered dancing naked in the woods with whispers of witchcraft running wild. Bedlam Artistic Director Eric Tucker helms Arthur Miller’s American classic that asks the question “in a culture in which power resides in the hands of men – who do you believe?”
Interested in bringing your school to see The Crucible? Reserve your tickets for our student matinees today.
Produced by The Nora Theatre Company in association with Bedlam.
Immerse yourself in the swirling spectacle of London’s yesteryear and present day as we propel you through Ebenezer Scrooge’s famous journey. See this tale like never before–resurrected by intimate storytelling, hilarious puppetry, lively music, and jovial dancing! This theater-in-the-round adaptation of Dickens’ 1843 classic showcases vibrant performers and
heartfelt holiday cheer, guaranteed to leave you feeling transformed by Central Square Theater magic.
Interested in bringing your school to see A Christmas Carol? Reserve your tickets for our student matinees today.
A Christmas Carol is not part of any subscription package. However subscribers may purchase no-fee add-on tickets at a special discounted rate.
A Christmas Carolis The Margret and H.A. Rey Curious George Family Production.
Produced by Underground Railway Theater & The Nora Theatre Company.
Brandon G. Green & Johnny Lee Davenport. Photo: Nile Scott Studios. Design: Bird Graphics.
Design: Bird Graphics.
