The Fresh Flavas New Works Program began in 2003 as a series of staged readings of works-in-progress by playwrights of color.  With major support from the Ford Foundation, African Continuum Theatre has been able to move beyond simply staging multiple readings to actual script development, taking plays from creative inception to the stage. 

 

Past readings have included:
Cream Soda and Creme De Menthe
By Caleen Sinnette Jennings
For 12 year old Jacqueline Marie Butler, daughter of a respected West Indian doctor, growing up in Queens in the 1960’s is a challenging mix of the familiar and new. When her mother enrolls her in a progressive all white school in Greenwich Village, Jacqueline must also learn to navigate the unknown.

 

Billy Be Home Soon
By Steve Langley
Following the events of 9-11, a family desperately seeks information about the whereabouts of Billy, a security guard at the Twin Towers. The following weeks of uncertainty change them all.

 

Nagasaki 6-7852
By David Emerson Tony
Cleveland, 1972. Two brothers working for the sanitation department find a mysterious box they think is a valuable antique.  When they bring it home to sell, they are confounded by what it really contains.

 

BoBCO - Back On the Block Company

 

African Continuum Theatre provides a community outreach program that focuses on young people in the H Street, NE corridor.  Based on the core principles of the Living Stage Theatre Company, BOBCo uses theatre to work with small groups of children in the community to reawaken, strengthen and direct the natural creative energy and focus it on activities that foster positive self images and community pride.

 

A company of four young professional actors perform short plays at various places in the community on issues right out of the lives of the audience.  Audience members are encouraged to actively participate in the entire creative process. 

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