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DC Black Theatre Festival
The DC Drama Department is not-for-profit, educational theatre company known for quality productions depth and diversity. Founded in 1986 for the purpose of educational and performing arts theatre, DCDD prides itself on building excellence community and educational programs that teach, entrain and enlighten.
WE are committed to producing both new and classic works, giving full voice to a wide range of artists and visions. DCDD’s mission; to create a diverse group of outstanding theater artists whose distinctive visions will give an artistic identity of uncommon richness and variety to all performances, for all people.
WE are dedicated to three guiding principles — quality, diversity, and community. The DC Drama Department seeks to be the premier cultural organization in DC providing productions and programs that make an essential contribution to the quality of life in our city, and worldwide. This is why we created the DC Black Theatre Festival.
Events
KICK-OFF GALA & MAMA'S GIRLS 2013-06-21 19:00:00 2013-06-21 21:00:00
Ira Aldridge Theatre @ Howard University 2455 6th St NW Washington , DC | View map
Award Winning Playwright Garrett Davis has penned his 18th urban theater production over the last 20 years. Mama's Girls is a funny...
SAVED IN THE CITY 2 by Tiffany Edwards 2013-06-22 14:00:00 2013-06-22 16:00:00
Sitar Arts Center 1700 Kalorama Road Northwest Washington , DC | View map
Saved in the City2 by Tiffany Edwards We’ve all heard of Sex in the City but now it’s time to be Saved in the City! This dynamic stage...
MAKE HERstory by Brock 2013-06-22 14:00:00 2013-06-22 16:00:00
Sitar Arts Center 1700 Kalorama Road NW Washington , DC | View map
Make HERstory...A Work in Progress by Brock “MAKE HERstory: A Work in Progress” June 22, 2013 @ 2pm, The Sitar Arts Center / The...
THE GIMMICK by Dale Orlando Smith 2013-06-22 16:00:00 2013-06-22 18:00:00
The Sweet Spot @ Anacostia Playhouse 2020 Shannon Place Southeast Washington , DC | View map
MARRIED BUT SINGLE by Sarah Bailey 2013-06-22 17:00:00 2013-06-22 19:00:00
Sitar Arts Center 1700 Kalorama Road Northwest Washington , DC | View map
Married But Single by Sarah Bailey "Married But Single" is a dynamic stage play that focuses on marriage where loyalties are tested...
WHEN THE DEVIL IS AT YOUR DOOR by Tina L. Carter 2013-06-22 17:00:00 2013-06-22 19:00:00
Ira Aldridge Theatre @ Howard University 2455 6th St NW Washington , DC | View map
When the Devil is at Your Door is a gospel stage play about life’s tests, trials and tribulations. It tells of one woman’s...
The Life & Times of Omar ibn Sayyid 2013-06-22 18:30:00 2013-06-24 20:30:00
African American Civil War Museum 1925 Vermont Avenue Northwest Washington , DC | View map
The Life & Times of Omar ibn Sayyid "The Life & Times of Omar ibn Sayyid" 18th Century Dramatic Slave Reenactment is the...
A CHANGE IS GONNA COME by Vickie L. Evans 2013-06-22 20:00:00 2013-06-22 22:00:00
Silver Spring Cultural Arts Center 7995 Georgia Ave Silver Spring , MD | View map
A Change Is Gonna Come by Vickie L. Evans Winner of FOUR Velocity Magazine Awards, “A Change Is Gonna Come” is the true-to-life...
ZION by Jimmy Jenkins 2013-06-22 20:00:00 2013-06-22 22:00:00
Ira Aldridge Theatre @ Howard University 2455 6th St NW Washington , DC | View map
CAMPUS JIHAD by Nicole Anderson-Cobb PhD 2013-06-22 20:00:00 2013-06-22 22:00:00
Howard University's Blackburn Center 2400 Sixth Street NW Washington , DC | View map
Campus Jihad by Nicole Anderson-Cobb Script Reading & Discussion for CAMPUS JIHAD (****The term "jihad" in this case is used to...
THE REDEMPTION CENTER by Tina L. Carter 2013-06-23 14:00:00 2013-06-23 16:00:00
Ira Aldridge Theatre @ Howard University 2455 6th St NW Washington , DC | View map
Webster defines “redemption” as the act, process or an instance of redeeming. So in our minds we think of “The Redemption...
WATERMELONS IN MY BACK POCKET by Empress J 2013-06-23 14:00:00 2013-06-23 16:00:00
The Sweet Spot @ Anacostia Playhouse 2020 Shannon Place Southeast Washington , DC | View map
WATERMELONS IN MY BACK POCKET “Watermelons In My Back Pocket” is one-woman show that testifies and proclaims positive body image in a...
LOVE GONE CRAZY by Rosie Rogers 2013-06-23 15:00:00 2013-06-23 17:00:00
Sitar Arts Center 1700 Kalorama Road Northwest Washington , DC | View map
DON'T TELL GRANDMA I MET HIM ONLINE by Eric Butler 2013-06-23 17:00:00 2013-06-23 19:00:00
Ira Aldridge Theatre @ Howard University 2455 6th St NW Washington , DC | View map
Dont' Tell Grandma I Met Him Online by Eric Butler The new Comedy Stage Play, “Don’t Tell Grandma, I Met Him Online” will be...
SNAP: The Redeemed by McKenya Dilworth-Abdalla 2013-06-23 17:00:00 2013-06-23 19:00:00
Howard University's Blackburn Center 2400 Sixth Street NW Washington , DC | View map
SNAP: The Redeemed by McKenya Dilworth-Abdalla McKenya Dilworth-Abdalla views the arts including the literary arts as tools of...
NorthPhillyBillies by Connie Drummond 2013-06-23 19:00:00 2013-06-23 21:00:00
The ARC Theater 1901 Mississippi Avenue Southeast Washington , DC | View map
NorthPhillyBillies by Connie Drummond NorthPhillyBillies is the story of Mya Williams-Hoyt a successful attorney who lives in Beverly...
Diary of a MILF by MeShelle 2013-06-23 19:00:00 2013-06-23 21:00:00
Sitar Arts Center 1700 Kalorama Road Northwest Washington , DC | View map
THE MEETING 2013-06-23 19:00:00 2013-06-23 21:00:00
African American Civil War Museum 1925 Vermont Avenue Northwest Washington , DC | View map
THE SOUL OF LANGSTON by Daron Stewart 2013-06-23 19:00:00 2013-06-23 21:00:00
African American Civil War Museum 1925 Vermont Avenue Northwest Washington , DC | View map
The Soul of Langston --> --> by D. Porter Stewart See Langston as you have never seen him before. Deeply angry and outraged at the...
RIGHT TO REMAIN To Remain by Meshaun Labrone 2013-06-23 19:00:00 2013-06-23 21:00:00
Sitar Arts Center 1700 Kalorama Road NW Washington , DC | View map
Right To Remain (The Life & Mind of Tupac Shakur) by Meshaun Labrone Artist Profile: Right to Remain‘s Meshaun Labrone by Chris...
STREET LIFE by Mary Hanley PhD 2013-06-23 20:00:00 2013-06-23 22:00:00
Howard University's Blackburn Center 2400 Sixth Street NW Washington , DC | View map
Street Life by Mary Hanley PhD Mary Stone Hanley is a poet and playwright. She is also an educator who has worked with adolescents...
THE BEST LESSON by Jeanette Hill 2013-06-24 21:00:00 2013-06-24 23:00:00
Howard University's Blackburn Center 2400 Sixth Street NW Washington , DC | View map
THE BEST LESSON by Jeanette Hill The realization that her twenty-year marriage is actually over coupled with the news that her...
Special ED by Empress J. 2013-06-26 19:00:00 2013-06-26 21:00:00
Blackburn Center 2397 Sixth Street NW Washington , DC | View map
"Special Ed" is a gripping production about the sex, lies, and politics surrounding a typical special ed. classroom, servicing...
I Wish Life Had Training Wheels by Chief 2013-06-26 19:00:00 2013-06-26 21:00:00
African American Civil War Museum 1925 Vermont Avenue Northwest Washington , DC | View map
TALES OF WINSTON SUMMERS by Reginald Gregory Small 2013-06-26 19:00:00 2013-06-26 21:00:00
Howard University's Blackburn Center 2400 Sixth Street NW Washington , DC | View map
The Tale of Winston Summers Synopsis: Follow this kaleidoscopic brew of human fragility as it ferments over the course of six brisk...
Daughter Of The Struggle by Ayanna Gregory 2013-06-26 19:00:00 2013-06-26 21:00:00
The Sweet Spot @ Anacostia Playhouse 2020 Shannon Place Southeast Washington , DC | View map
LOVE GAME by James Turner 2013-06-26 21:00:00 2013-06-26 23:00:00
Sitar Arts Center 1700 Kalorama Road NW Washington , DC | View map
I SAID I WASN'T GOING TO TELL NOBODY BUT I COULDN'T KEEP IT TO MYSELF 2013-06-26 21:00:00 2013-06-26 23:00:00
Howard University's Blackburn Center 2400 Sixth Street NW Washington , DC | View map
I Said I Wasn’t Going To Tell Nobody But I Couldn’t Keep It To Myself Synopsis: I Said I Wasn’t Going To Tell Nobody But I Couldn’t...
RUBY PLACE NEST ON THE GROUND by Angelica Chéri 2013-06-27 18:30:00 2013-06-27 20:30:00
Silver Spring Cultural Arts Center 7995 Georgia Ave Silver Spring , MD | View map
In Sight and Sound: Live De(a)f Poetry II 2013-06-27 19:00:00 2013-06-27 21:00:00
The Sweet Spot @ Anacostia Playhouse 2020 Shannon Place Southeast Washington , DC | View map
Mianba Productions is proud to present In Sight and Sound: Live De(a)f Poetry II at the 4th Annual DC Black Theatre Festival....
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