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Black Conference

St. Marks Church
New York, NY

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Black Conference is a fully-immersive theater event where the audience will assume the role of conference attendees. Locations within the venue will shift and may require audience members to change their locations and seating several times throughout the event. Though physical contact will be limited to conventional greetings (handshakes, direct address) audience members should be prepared for characters to say things that may be considered controversial or offensive as part of the experience. There is some mild violence in the play, including simulated spanking of a child. The subject matter may not be appropriate for young children. The play is not recommended for children under 13 years of age. There will be no curtain call during the production and programs will only be available in digital format after the performance or as a paper copy upon special request.

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Black Conference

Black Conference is a 360 theater experience set in 1939, during the opening ceremonies of a civil rights conference. Packed with drama and political intrigue, Black Conference brings guests face to face with civil rights greats Ella Baker, W.E.B. Du Bois, Zora Neale Hurston, Thurgood Marshall, Bayard Rustin and many more as they risk everything to build power and secure place for Negroes in America.

Featuring: Thaddaeus Abbott, Sherifa Abudulai, Camille-Bettina Atkinson, Brandon Bogle, Brian Fender-Shirley, Noch Foster, Angela L. Fraser, Angelica Harper, Evelyn Jones, Aaron Jovon, Cecelia Monica-Lyn, Dontae McCoy, Brandon Otis, Charles J. Ouda, Mark Ross and Lee Waldrop.

Director Reg Flowers. Set & Costumes Deb O. Producer Christopher Hammett. Inspired by the book Collective Courage by Jessica Gordon-Nembhard