Dangerous Acts
Dangerous Acts: Hampton University
Directed by Dr. Karen Turner Ward
Lucille Lortel Theatre spotlights historic plays by prominent Black writers from our past: Zora Neale Hurston and Ruth Gaines Shelton. Dr. Karen Turner Ward directs Hampton University students in readings of The Church Fight and Color Struck.
Church Fight by Ruth Gaines Shelton
Several church members meet secretly at a parishioner’s home to plan the removal of their pastor, Parson Procrastinator, whose leadership they find lacking.
Color Struck by Zora Neale Hurston
At a cakewalk competition in early 20th-century Florida, Emma’s jealousy over her partner John’s interest in a lighter-skinned woman spirals into tragedy, exposing the deep wounds of colorism in the Black community.
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