HARLEM RENAISSANCE SEASON
CO-PRESENTED WITH EGOPO CLASSIC THEATER
CO-PRESENTED WITH EGOPO CLASSIC THEATER
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The Ways of White Folks
By Langston Hughes Directed by Ontaria Kim Wilson & Dane Eissler Conceived for the stage with Lane Savadove https://www.egopo.org/the-ways-of-white-folks January 11-22, 2023 The January 12th performance is Pay What You Can for Theatre in the X audiences - use promo code TITX The Mansion at Glen Foerd 5001 Grant Ave, Philadelphia, PA 19114 This world premiere theatrical staging of Langston Hughes’ 1934 American classic presents powerful portraits of race relations in America. Told with unparalleled candor, each short story offers a private view into the absurd and tragic interactions between White and Black people across systemic divides. In EgoPo’s immersive promenade staging, you are invited to attend a New Age retreat at the historic Glen Foerd Estate on the Delaware River. There you will be welcomed into each character’s room on a tour of the extravagant mansion to witness their intimate and private lives. |
Plum Bun
By Jessie Redmon Fauset Adapted by Walter DeShields & Lane Savadove Directed by Walter DeShields https://www.egopo.org/plum-bun April 19-29, 2023 The April 20th performance is Pay What You Can for Theatre in the X audiences - use promo code TITX Christ Church Neighborhood House 20 N. American St, Philadelphia, PA 19106 A resident of North Philadelphia and valedictorian from Girls High, author Jessie Redmon Fauset would go on to become a leader of the Harlem Renaissance literary movement, confounding critics by writing from both feminist and racial justice perspectives. In Plum Bun, Angela Murray, a young light-skinned Black woman, faces the headwinds of racism and sexism in 1920s Philadelphia. She leaves for New York, passing as white within Greenwich Village Bohemia before an unexpected journey leads her to a personal reckoning and a reclaiming of her Black identity. EgoPo presents this sprawling period-piece with a dynamic staging and an 18-person cast. |
To redeem special Theatre in the X $10 tickets for any of the performances use code TITX when purchasing.
For phone orders please call EgoPo's box office at 267-273-1414.
For phone orders please call EgoPo's box office at 267-273-1414.