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The first installment in the Consequences series, Asè examines racial sensitivity in the workplace during the Trump era, in the midst of the 2020 election. It focuses on the tension that builds between a white executive and her black assistant, and how “diversity trainings” are being used as a cure-all fix rather than to address deeper systemic challenges and racial injustices.
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ABOUT THE CO-PRODUCERS
Harlem9
Founded in 2010, OBIE award-winning Harlem9 is a collaborative producing organization, comprised of a group of 6 Black theater professionals (Spencer Scott Barros, Sandra A. Daley-Sharif, Bryan E. Glover, Garlia Cornelia Jones, Eric Lockley and Jonathan McCrory) from various backgrounds. Our mission is to produce together, exploring the past, present and future of black culture, celebrating its rich and diverse history of storytelling. We aim to support and nurture Black voices, authentically celebrating the diverse stories and complexity of the African Diaspora. In 2020, Harlem9 celebrated the 10th anniversary of its Obie Award-winning annual event, “48Hours in…™Harlem”. We are happy to have been able to expand “48Hours in…™” to the Bronx, NY; Detroit, MI; and the National Black Theater Festival in Winston-Salem, NC. For more information, visit: www.harlem9.org.
Harlem Stage
Harlem Stage is the performing arts center that bridges Harlem’s cultural legacy to contemporary artists of color and dares to provide the artistic freedom that gives birth to new ideas.
For nearly 40 years our singular mission has been to perpetuate and celebrate the unique and diverse artistic legacy of Harlem and the indelible impression it has made on American culture. We provide opportunity, commissioning and support for artists of color, make performances easily accessible to all audiences and introduce children to the rich diversity, excitement and inspiration of the performing arts. For more information, please visit harlemstage.org.
THE LUCILLE LORTEL THEATRE
The Lucille Lortel Theatre’s mission is to sustain and advance Off-Broadway by creating awareness, appreciation, and encouraging the continued growth of Off-Broadway; assisting with theatrical infrastructure and capacity building; and developing educational programs fostering the next generation of theatre makers. The Theatre has several major programs, including the Lucille Lortel Awards and Playwrights’ Sidewalk, Internet Off-Broadway Database (IOBDB.com), Non-Profit Theatre Strategic and Management Services, Live at the Lortel podcast, NYC Public High School Playwriting Fellowship, Subsidized Theatre Space, and Fellowships in Theatre with Bennington College. For more information, please visit www.lortel.org.