Nov
15
to Jan 15
Oct
15
to Nov 5
Girls' Night (with Spirits)
Wine, Snacks, Deadly Secrets, and Sacred Truths
Rey, a Black millennial woman has a problem: her house has been taken over by a ghost with a strange obsession with her bathroom. Enter paranormal expert, the eccentric Estelle, who comes promising that a little wine, chocolate, and girl talk will help relieve the tension. But Estelle has secrets, the spirit is a mystery, and Rey struggles with a shameful secret as her house and herself begin to fall apart.
Of Girls’ Night (with Spirits), Teshonne says, “The story will carry themes like sisterhood, empowerment, and finding one’s strength to solve her own problems by centering herself. For me, this play and the characters therein are integral to exploring the mental and emotional issues Black women face within themselves. I want to explore what’s truly possible for Black women through elements of magic, the supernatural, and the future.”
Girls’ Night (with Spirits) will be available to stream “on demand” starting Friday, October 15, through Friday, November 5, 2021. Tickets are on sale now!
Mar
22
to Mar 27
New Works for What Comes Next: A Festival of Virtual Performance
What world do we want to create for ourselves and each other? How can our community come together virtually to help us take the next steps to a future together? The Towson University Department of Theatre Arts will produce an online festival of 10-minute new works by Towson University students and guest playwrights to be presented by collaborative teams of students, faculty, and staff, as part of an online festival in March 2021.
Jan
1
to May 31
Sep
17
to Sep 24
Arena Stage presents The 51st State
I am one of ten DC area playwrights to contribute writing to a film project produced by Arena Stage in Washington, DC.
Premiering on September 16 through Arena's Stage Supper Club, Arena Stage’s third film in four months, The 51st State, is inspired by the protests and the drive for the creation of a movement after the murder of George Floyd and the quest for the creation of the 51st state and sovereignty in Washington, D.C.
Visit https://www.arenastage.org/tickets/51st-state/ to watch the film on September 17!
Aug
9
7:00 PM19:00
Rorschach Theatre - Klecksography: The Future of Theatre
The Welders is one of many partnering theatre companies for Rorschach Theatre’s annual Klecksography project. KLECKSOGRAPHY is an annual event that brings together more than fifty artists to make something unimaginable. Inspired by the ink-blot test for which Rorschach Theatre was named, all participating artists will be shown a single, distinctive piece of visual art and on Sunday, August 9 that single image explodes into a number of wildly different visions: a handful of short plays and short films that will showcase the talents of the best of DC’s emerging artists.
Sep
2
3:30 PM15:30
The Welders: A Look Ahead at Page-to-Stage New Play Festival
Join The Welders at the Kennedy Center Atrium as we present a little bit of current projects and future projects. Welders 2.0 member Annalisa Dias will be sharing more about her ongoing emergent project series The Earth, That is Sufficient and Welders 3.0 members Jared Shamberger, Farah Lawal Harris, Cat Frost, Sisi Reid and myself will share excerpts of our upcoming performances. Q&A with Welders 3.0 to follow! FREE and open to the public. See you there!
ABOUT THE PAGE-TO-STAGE FESTIVAL
Join more than 70 D.C.-area theater companies at the Kennedy Center for a series of free readings and open rehearsals of plays and musicals in development by local, regional, and national playwrights, librettists, and composers—some with scripts in hand, others almost fully staged.
Now entering its 18th year, Page-to-Stage was created to fill the Washington, D.C. theater community's need for an accessible space to perform and workshop new plays. During this festival, theater artists receive feedback and network with others, allowing them to refine their work and develop relationships that lead to later collaborations. The free performances reflect the dynamic make-up of all corners of the city, whether you are a newcomer or a veteran to theater.
This performance is featured as part of the Kennedy Center’s free daily performance series:
https://www.kennedy-center.org/video/upcoming
Mar
31
6:30 PM18:30
Welders presents The Joint 2019: A Welders Art-House Party and Fundraiser
Rewind and get nostalgic with members of 1.0
Push pause to spend time with the members of 2.0
Fast forward to a vision of the future with the members of 3.0
Get cozy at the art-house party of the year with all the members of The Welders 1.0, 2.0, and 3.0!
The Joint will take over the rooms of the Rhizome art space, familiar to some as the setting of the 2017 environmental hit HELLO, MY NAME IS by Deb Sivigny. Throughout the house, installations, intimate performances, and interactive projects will delight attendees as they rewind to remember the past and fast forward to the future.
Don't miss this spectacular event filled with connection, sneak peeks, and a celebration of three generations passing it on. Plus, the event will feature a fire pit, silent auction, tasty food, and music.
Lets Pass It On together as we Play It Forward.
The full Rhizome space is not ADA compliant. However, the ground floor and one portable restroom will meet ADA standards. If you have specific accessibility questions or concerns, please contact us at connect@thewelders.org
Mar
29
to Mar 31
FRESHH Inc. Theatre presents 2019 Next to Kin One Act Festival: A Tribute to Octavia Butler
"Better to stay alive," I said. "At least while there's a chance to get free."
-Kindred
The "Next to Kin" One Act Play Festival continues our homage to "Kindred" by examining the lives and stories of Black women in the future.
Due to last year's successful inaugural festival, FRESHH has decided to continue our focus on the belief that Black women have the tools and capacity to survive even the most turbulent of times and that we, indeed, make it to the "future." We know that despite systemic attempts to break and oppress Black women, we have the innate ability to not only survive but thrive, using our own creative genius.
Using the work of Octavia Butler as inspiration, each playwright will work with a director and dramaturge to develop her work in connection to FRESHH's desire to redesign models of theatre in order to celebrate and uplift our own traditions and cultures.
When you buy tickets to the show, make sure to enter code: TESHONNE so they know who sent you :P
Nov
15
to Nov 17
Anacostia Playhouse presents Visions/Revisions New Works Festival
I am so excited to announce that I will be directing for first time! Thank you to the Anacostia Playhouse for selecting me to direct staged readings of two 10-minute plays that engage the topic of an ever changing Anacostia neighborhood and the tensions that come with it!
from the Anacostia Playhouse website:
“Anacostia Playhouse is pleased to announce the winners of our first-ever new play festival, Visions/Revisions! Eight new and non-produced 10-minute plays have been selected and will be presented as staged readings with professional actors and directors.
These plays address the themes of deterioration and renovation, both physically and socially, over the course of Anacostia’s long history. Anacostia has undergone many physical and social changes from the time of the Nacochtank Native American settlement along the Anacostia River, to the founding of Union Town, to today. These submissions examine the impact of revisionist history on Anacostia and its residents.
This New Works Festival will be held November 15–17 at the Anacostia Playhouse located in historic Anacostia in Washington DC. The festival is an opportunity to introduce new playwrights to Washington’s theater community and establish relationships between writers, producers and directors.”
Sep
1
to Sep 3
Kennedy Center Page to Stage Festival
Saturday, September 1, 2018
Sunday, September 2, 2018
Monday, September 3, 2018
FREE! No tickets required, limited seating available.
View the full schedule: tkc.co/pagetostage
FRESHH Inc. Theatre will be among more than 60 D.C.-area theater companies at the Kennedy Center for a series of free readings and open rehearsals of plays and musicals in development by local, regional, and national playwrights, librettists, and composers--some with scripts in hand, others almost fully staged. My play, Afromemory, will be among a couple of the plays that FRESHH will be presenting at the festival. Stay tuned for more information about Page to Stage and the schedule of readings for Afromemory and other FRESHH readings.
Apr
27
to Apr 29
FRESHH Inc. Theatre - Next to Kin: One Act Festival
A Tribute to Octavia Butler
This festival honors the work of Black female, award-winning speculative author, Octavia Butler with a series of short plays inspired by her work and style. I will be joining a group of emerging and illustrious playwrights in featuring my work in a two-night performance event at the Anacostia Arts Center.
Mar
16
to Mar 18
Feminine Folklore: Anything In Between
"In this installment of the shockingly real and hilarious devised theatre piece of Feminine Folklore, we are examining the theme of "Anything In Between" .In this topic we're exploring the taboos, assumptions, and stories about sex, marriage, dating and love from a range of Black women at various crossroads in their lives. This is an extremely interactive show and allows the audience to react and make their assumptions public.
The begging question is how can we create spaces that don't assume and judge women based on who and how they love. How can we dismantle chauvinistic ideas that equate a woman's worth to her mate or her relationship status? From married to polyamorous from straight to gender fluid. This show checks all the boxes for anything and everything in between."