11:00 a.m.

NATIONAL YOUTH TALENT SHOWCASE (#67)
See Thursday, August 6
(M.C. Benton Convention – Lower Level) - $10

3:00 p.m.

WHO WILL SING FOR LENA? (#68M)
Lions & Butterflies Artswork (Tulsa, OK)

 

 

&
ZORA
Celebrity Performance
3 Girls on a Wall Productions (New York, NY)
See Thursday, August 6
(Reynolda House Museum of American Art)- $40 

 

 

Purple#=3 p.m. Matinee 
Black#= 8 p.m. Evening

3:00 p.m. & 8:00 p.m.

IT AIN’T NOTHIN’ BUT THE BLUES (#69M & #70E)
Crossroads Theatre Company (New Brunswick, NJ)
See Thursday, August 6
(Reynolds Memorial Auditorium) - $42 

A HANDSOME WOMAN RETREATS (#71M & #72E)
Li’l Magic Productions (Los Angeles, CA)
Celebrity Performance
See Thursday, August 6
(Summit School – Loma Hopkins Theatre) - $40 

THE HIGH PRIESTESS OF DARK ALLEY (#73M & #74E)
Billie Holiday Theatre (Brooklyn, NY)
Two sisters, one robbed of her sexuality, the other defined by it, do battle with their domineering mother over the men they love. 
Written by Jackie Alexander.
(Wake Forest #1 – The MainStage Theatre)- $37 

THE STY OF THE BLIND PIG
(#75M & #76E)
The Ensemble Theatre (Houston, TX)
Fear, pride, social barriers and unjust laws box us in black and white. But armed with courage and a determined spirit, we can step out and embrace a colorful world.
Written by Phillip Hayes Dean.
(Arts Council Theatre) - $37 

BLACK VOICES: THE HIDDEN BRUISES (#77M & #78E)
Clark Atlanta University (Atlanta, GA)
Rhythmically choreographed vignettes celebrate African American youth enduring social conflicts, absent fathers, sexuality, teen pregnancy, homelessness.  Music, nursery rhymes and dance bring to life their resilience.
Written by Willie L. Todd, Jr.
(M. C. Benton Convention Center – North Hall)- $25
NBTF Fringe 

8:00 p.m.

HALLEY’S COMET (#79E)
The Halley’s Comet Foundation (Califon, NJ)
An 87-yr.-old man chronicles his life through world wars, youthful mis-steps, nuclear bombs and fast food by way of Halley’s Comet.
Written and performed by John Amos.
Celebrity Performance
(UNCSA Stevens Center) - $42 

I AM WHO I AM (#80E)
Black Ensemble  Theatre (Chicago, IL)
See Thursday, August 6
(K.R. Williams Auditorium)- $42

WOMYN WITH WINGS (#81E)
Flow Theater (Columbus, OH)
&
BLACK MAN RISING
Obsidian Media Group (New York, NY)
See Thursday, August 6
 (WSSU – Anderson Center)- $37

 

 

BANANAS (#82E)
Do It Yourself Productions (Los Angeles, CA)
&
SPEAK OF ME AS I AM
Music Sketches (Los Angeles, CA)
See Thursday, August 6
(Wake Forest #2 – The Ring Theatre)- $37 

IN THE CONTINUUM (#83E)
St Louis Black Repertory Company (St. Louis, MO)
See Thursday, August 6
(UNCSA #1 – The Thrust)- $37 

ASCENSION (#84E)
Robinson Williams Productions (Yonkers, NY)
See Thursday, August 6
UNCSA #2 – The Catawba)- $37 

 

 

NAPPY JOURNEYS (#85E)
Hurrey-Up Stage & Filmworks (Pensacola, FL)
See Thursday, August 6
(Salem College – Shirley Recital Hall)- $37

 

 

THE RESURRECTION OF ALICE (#86E)
Perri Tales Productions (New York, NY)
15-yr.-old Alice must marry a grandfatherly man. A lifetime later, she discovers her voice, love and a new birth.
Written and performed by Perri Gaffney.

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Blackberry Productions (New York, NY)
Shaneequa journeys from womb to womanhood searching for her identity, self image and political voice.  An Obie Award winning, intimate, funny and daring look into the heart and soul of an African American woman coming of age in urban America.An OBIE Award winning, intimate, funny and daring look into the heart and soul of an African American woman coming of age in urban America .
Written and performed by Stephanie Berry.
(RJR Black Box) - $37 

Wisteria & HOPE: The Poetry of Experience (#87E)
Pulitzer Center on Crisis Reporting (Washington, DC)
A multimedia performance featuring the poetry of Kwame Dawes, original music by Kevin Simmonds and a musical ensemble. Wisteria tells the story of life under Jim Crow segregation, as recalled by African American women of Sumter, SC. HOPE: Living and Loving With HIV in Jamaica presents the human face of an epidemic. Stories of despair and loss turned into resilience, hope, and grace.
Written and performed by Kwame Dawes with orchestra.
(Salem College – Hanes Auditorium)- $25 

THE BREACH (#88E)
Cultural Odyssey (San Francisco, CA)
Reparation—the debate continues. Internationally renowned aerialist Joanna Haigood joins Idris Ackamoor and  Rhodessa Jones in this innovative performance investigating the pros and cons.
(Salem College – The Drama Workshop Theatre) - $37 

10:30 p.m.

Celebrity Reception

(Marriott Hotel)