Stew
by Zora Howard
Directed by Yolanda Marie Franklin
co-production with SCRIPPS RANCH THEATRE
March 29 – April 21, 2024
Preview performance: March 29
Opening Night: March 30
Mama is up early to prepare an important meal and, even with her family on hand to help, time is running short. Tensions simmer with three generations of Tucker women under one roof, but things come to a boil as the violence hovering around the periphery of their lives begins to intrude. The kitchen becomes a microcosm of the family, a protection from outside traumas with the making of the stew a challenging task (it gets ruined twice) and a group activity needed to keep the family together. (STRONG LANGUAGE)
UPLIFTING BLACK VOICES, 7 Part Staged Reading Series
This well received Staged Reading Series was launched by Common Ground's Artistic Director, Yolanda Franklin to give Local & National African American Playwrites a space to respond during the pandemic. Common Ground will now produce it "live" as a short play festival in the Summer of 2024.
COMING
Summer 2024