The Glorious World of Crowns, Kinks and Curls is a collection of monologues and scenes exploring the often complex relationship women have with their hair. From Afros to braids, weddings and funerals, falling in love to grieving a loss, these stories serve as a powerful reminder that for Black women in particular, hair is both deeply personal and political. These heartbreaking, heartwarming and hilarious stories will take audiences on an unparalleled journey into the world of Black womanhood.

Gadsby is a novel by Ernest Vincent Wright. A fading fictitious city known as Branton Hills is rejuvenated due to the efforts of central character John Gadsby and a youth organizer. A humorous read!

Blue, a gifted trumpeter, contemplates selling his once-vibrant jazz club in Detroit’s Blackbottom neighborhood to shake free the demons of his past and better his life. But where does that leave his devoted Pumpkin, who has dreams of her own? And what does it mean for the club’s resident bebop band? When a mysterious woman with a walk that drives men mad comes to town with her own plans, everyone’s world is turned upside down. This dynamic and musically-infused drama shines light on the challenges of building a better future on the foundation of what our predecessors have left us.

Protective Custody: Prisoner 34042 is a raw new play, written by Charles LaBorde, and adapted from well-known Charlotte, North Carolina, Holocaust survivor Dr. Susan Cernyak-Spatz's memoir. The two-woman play captures Susan's riveting personal experiences as a young woman in the Auschwitz-Birkenau internment camps.The play presents in vivid detail both her youth in Central Europe, her two harrowing years in the death camp, and her ultimate liberation. While rich in its horrific story, this script ultimately focuses on the ability to survive through one's sheer will to live.

Profiles the life and career of the professional ballerina, covering from when she began dance classes at age thirteen in an after-school community center through becoming the only African American soloist dancing with the American Ballet Theatre.