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Costume Design 101: A Masterclass by Charlese Antoinette

Virtual

Costume Designer Charlese Antoinette (Judas and the Black Messiah) brings a virtual Master Class on Costume Design to share her acclaimed designing process. She will teach how to visually communicate your ideas to the actors, director and entire costume team, as well ...

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$299 – $599

The BCC presents The 2022 Director’s Showcase: A profound examination of Black life in America

MKM Cultural Arts Center 11401 Chandler Blvd., North Hollywood, CA, United States

Join The Black Creators Collective for their 2022 Director's Showcase, as they take the audience on a deep exploration of the Black American experience through the lens of six powerfully prolific and contemporary playwrights. Scenes will be featured from the following plays: Sugar ...

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$15

2Rhythms Theatre presents Yellowman

Willie Agee Playhouse 714 Warren Ln., Inglewood, CA

2Rhythms Theatre presents Yellowman by Dael Orlandersmith, with direction by Alex Marshall-Brown, at The Willie Agee Playhouse in Inglewood. A multi-character memory play about an African-American woman who dreams of life beyond the confines of her small-town Southern upbringing and the light-skinned man ...

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$20 – $30

Debbie Allen Dance Company presents The Hot Chocolate Nutcracker

Redondo Beach Performing Arts Center 1935 Manhattan Beach Blvd., Redondo Beach, CA

BACK BY POPULAR DEMAND FOR THE 12TH YEAR! The Debbie Allen Dance Academy, in association with The Annenberg Foundation, presents The Hot Chocolate Nutcracker at the Redondo Beach Performing Arts Center from December 1, 2022 to December 4, 2022, with 100 percent of ...

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$50 – $125

Stages of Understanding

Willie Agee Playhouse 714 Warren Ln., Inglewood, CA

JTainment Productions presents Stages of Understanding at The Willie Agee Playhouse! Stages of Understanding is a classic story set in modern times, showing how beliefs and experience shape an individual and how love has the ability to damage or repair.

$23

Afrocentricity X Dramaturgy by Lindsay A. Jenkins

Virtual

Rooted in heritage and focused on the future, Afrocentricity X Dramaturgy is an approach to the development of creative work that centers the Black experience and interrogates the white gaze. Drawing on research from theatre arts, Africana studies and performance studies, this ...

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$19 – $59