by Oni Faida Lampley
directed by Jennifer L. Nelson
Sweet Honey in the Rock vocalist and composer Ysaye M. Barnwell
WUSA Channel 9 news anchor J.C. Hayward
DC Chamber of Commerce President and CEO Barbara Lang
WUSA Channel 9 news anchor J.C. Hayward
DC Chamber of Commerce President and CEO Barbara Lang
Washington Informer publisher Denise Rolark Barnes
Helen Hayes award-winning actress Jewell Robinson
Helen Hayes award-winning actress Jewell Robinson
Hosted by NBC4 news anchor Jim Vance
The notable guest cast read Lampley's
award-winning play about five black teenage girls, who while at a slumber party become engaged in a book about African life called
Nubian Journey.
The successful evening raised funds for outreach and theatre programming initiatives. Read the review
of the performance in the Washington Informer.
2007 - 2008 Season in Review
Intimate Apparel
by Lynn Nottage
directed by Jennifer L. Nelson
The talented cast included Kamillah Forbes (Chained), Jewell Robinson (The Oracle) and Deidra LaWan Starnes (Raisin in the Sun)
A woman discovers her passion in the face of overwhelming racial, economic and social pressures to submit to spinsterhood. In 1905 New York City, Esther's life as a lingerie maker for the rich is severely limited until she gives flight to the dream of love. The unexpected consequences break her heart but not her spirit.
See Intimate Apparel show photos by clicking here
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