A Night of Black Excellence

Presented on Oct. 24-25, YouTube

Curated by Theater in Color, this is a celebration of Black art, Black stories and Black lives! Presented with the support of the Theatre Arts Program and the LMU College of Communications and Fine Arts Deans Office.

Theater in Color is a new club geared towards artists of color that works to uplift them, help them excel, and provide resources and guidance. This club was created so that all artists of color felt like they had a space of their own where they can succeed and explore stories and ideas that are their own.

What Happened?

Written by Allesse Patterson
Directed by Raven Watson

Cast

Aidan Collet, Matt Farren, Ashley Parkes, Kenneth Sambula Jr.

"Don't Rain on My Parade"

Performed by Allesse Patterson

"Main Character"

Original song performed by Brooklyn Kelly

"She Used to be Mine"

Performed by Raven Watson

Conversations in the Sky

Written and directed by Kennedy Smith

Cast

Roman Broussard, Desmond Castillo, Maui Kai Malone, Jeremiah Onyango, Natalie Riddick, Ariel Thompson

"Growth"

Spoken word by Kennedy Smith

"Minor Misdemeanor"

Spoken word by Jozondi

"Voicemail"

Performed by Brooklyn Kelly and Jozondi

Theatre in Color Board

Kennedy Smith (President), Allesse Patterson (Vice President), Brooklyn Kelly (Secretary), Taylor Montgomery (Social Media Director/Master Editor)

Creatives

Tremaine Hinds (Production Manager for What Happened?), Jaimie Jensen (Set & Costume Designer for both plays), Darren Maser Katter (Graphic Designer/Social Media Graphics Designer), Daphnie Sicre (Theater in Color Advisor), Natalie Stainton (Graphic Designer/Social Media Graphics Designer), Jaelyn Williams (Editor)

Special Thanks to Dean Alexander, Katharine Noon, and the LMU Theatre Arts Program.