Performance Season 2022-2023
DEAF BIPOC SOLO SHOWS
Performance Dates: September 23rd-25th, 2022
Courage by Natasha "Courage" Bacchus
Directed by Sylvie Marc-Charles Weir
Friday, September 23rd @ 8pm
Take Back My Power by Mervin Primeaux-OBryant
Directed by Teddy Dorsette
Saturday, September 24th @ 8pm
In the Eyes of a Deaf Child by Stella Marie Antonio
Directed by Monique Holt
Sunday, September 25th @ 3pm
Location: Lang Theatre @ Atlas Performing Arts Center
A special weekend event of DEAF BIPOC SOLO SHOWS features three talented Deaf BIPOC performing artists: Natasha "Courage" Bacchus, Mervin Primeaux-O'Bryant, and Stella Antonio, sharing their life journey as Deaf BIPOC individuals through ASL storytelling, monologues, dance, music, songs, and poetry. The show is associated with the celebration of Deaf Awareness Month in September. All shows are in American Sign Language (ASL) and spoken English.
A RAISIN IN THE SUN
Performance Dates: June 21st-July 2nd, 2023
Location: Lang Theatre @ Atlas Performing Arts Center
The Youngers, an African-American family living in poverty in South Chicago, receive a $10,000 life insurance payout following the father’s death. Now, the family has to figure out what to do with the check. Tensions escalate among the family members trying to realize their American dreams.
By Lorraine Hansberry
Co-directed by Michelle Banks & Nayte Paxton