Dangerous Acts
2025 New York Emmy Award® winning Dangerous Acts is a collaboration between the Lucille Lortel Theatre and Historically Black Colleges and Universities, celebrating Black playwrights from the early 20th century with staged readings brought to life with the next generation of student actors.
Dangerous Acts: Spelman College Premieres October 17 at 8pm on All Arts
When is creating art a Dangerous Act?
In collaboration with esteemed HBCUs like Howard University, Hampton University, and Spelman College, the Lucille Lortel Theatre proudly amplifies the voices of Black storytellers through its NY Emmy Award® winning series, Dangerous Acts.
At a time when Black writers were not encouraged to record their experiences or make their lives known, visionaries like Zora Neale Hurston, Mary P. Burrill, and Willis Richardson took the radical step of putting their truths on paper and sharing them with their communities.
Dangerous Acts brings these groundbreaking works back to life, connecting them to a new generation of performers and thinkers at Historically Black Colleges and Universities. Through this initiative, we not only honor the brilliance of these early voices but also inspire students to carry forward the rich legacy of Black storytelling with pride, purpose, and power.
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