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6 Playwrights. 6 Directors. 18 Actors
…giving raw impressions of African Folktales

Harlem9 presents the Obie Award Winning 48HOURS IN… HARLEM – a twist on the traditional 24-hour play festival. This event marks the 8th year of the collaborative Harlem9 bringing together 6 playwrights, 6 directors, and 18 actors. Playwrights will re-imagine African Folktales into 10-minute plays over the course of one weekend.

48HOURS IN… HARLEM culminates in a one night only event on Sunday, August 19, 2018.
This one night only event has TWO performances at The National Black Theatre.

7pm and 9:30pm

THE 6 PLAYWRIGHTS:
Ngozichukwuka Anyanwu
Michael Dinwiddie
Reneé Flemings
NSangou Njikam
Liza Jessie Peterson
Tylie Shider

THE 6 DIRECTORS:
Marcus Denard Johnson
Bianca LaVerne Jones
Zhailon Levingston
Malika Oyetimein
Jeffrey Paige
Adrienne Williams

THE 18 ACTORS:
Patrice Bell*
Andrew Binger
Jacqueline Gregg*
Justine J. Hall*
Bridget Kelso*
George LaMar
Chérie Celeste Malone
Denise Manning
Eden Marryshow
Nikiya Mathis*
Doron J. Mitchell
Blake Morris
Ashton Muniz*
Justin Sams
Kim Sykes*
Cole Taylor
Lauren Walker*
Jeorge Bennett Watson

* these Actors are appearing courtesy of
Actors’ Equity Association*

About Harlem9:
Harlem9 is an arts organization comprised of various producing entities that have come together in Harlem to explore the past, present and future of black culture and celebrate the rich history of storytelling within the African diaspora. Garlia Cornelia, Bryan E. Glover, Eric Lockley, Jonathan McCrory, and Liberation Theatre Company (Sandra A. Daley-Sharif and Spencer Scott Barros) are the producers that comprise Harlem9.

For more information, please visit www.harlem9.org

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The response was more than I could have hoped… and one of the women who responded ran a similar organization in Harlem.  She threw out the idea that maybe we could figure out how to work together and support each other’s endeavors.

So – should I see this as a threat?  Another group for Black Playwrights in Harlem? hmmm  Healthy Competition?

NO – I was excited!  I was sad I didn’t know about her (Sandra A. Daley – Co-Founder and Producing Artistic Director – Liberation Theatre Company ) or her organization earlier.  Plus, I was excited to learn more.

We met and that was it.   The next month, about 20 Black Producers were in Sandra’s dining room talking about who they were, what they were doing in regards to Black Theatre and what were they interested in doing.

We met monthly, and by December it was clear who the core group was.  There were 9 of us, all part of different Black Theatre organizations / Companies.  We developed a mission and decided upon an event.  Now it was time to plan…

Talent, Marketing, Website, Fundraising… we had our work cut out for us.  Looking back, I don’t know how it all got done.

Working with a group of producers who normally do multiple jobs on their own is pretty productive because it means that you don’t have to do everything  alone or with two people.  That was definitely a sentiment felt amongst the group.  We had each other’s backs – in everything!  Someone else was always there.  Was it perfect and smiley all the time – no – but what is.  Did the collaboration create a successful event that was talked about for days after – yes!

It’s been nearly a month, and I can’t stop thinking about it.  We worked hard – a group of almost strangers.  We’d never worked together before and that means we had to learn about each other as people and how each other worked, all at the same time…  phew!

I could continue … and I might later, but for now, just wanted to share a bit about my experience with Harlem9, a group that I hold very near and dear to my heart.

Garlia

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