abtf encore!
"Saw it at the [2017] Atlanta Black Theatre Festival.... EXCELLENT PRODUCTION!" - Anthony Mapp
The Atlanta Black Theatre Festival presents ABTF Encore! "Best of the Fest".
ECLIPSED by Danai Gurira (Black Panther and Walking Dead) made history as the first play with an all-black, female creative cast and team to premiere on Broadway.
We're bringing back this six time, Tony Award-nominated drama by Danai Gurira for ABTF Encore! This stirring tale of hope and human resilience is delivered with timely humor by a stellar cast from the Star Center Theatre Co. It is directed by the multiple award winning artist, Rhonda Wilson!
THU. - SUN; APRIL 12 - 22, 2018
"Pardon our appearance... We're trying to save the world for girls." ~Toni Henson
#400girls Project
There is no better time than now when women of all ages and colors are grappling with re-imagined, psycho-social positioning and unbounded perspectives of capability. We invite you to witness this powerful limited engagement performance while latching onto the #400girls Project.
Your ticket purchase will automatically enable our outreach to 400 young women, ages 14 -21, to experience and learn that they, too, can be the “hero in their own story”.
Additionally, please consider a donation. No amount is too small. Thanks!
"MESMERIZING!" ~P. Matthews
PORTER SANDFORD III PERFORMING ARTS CENTER:
Address: 3181 Rainbow Dr., Decatur (FREE parking!)
Date: April 12 - 22, 2018
Time: 8pm (Sun. @ 3pm)
Suitability: Mature (14+)
SYNOPSIS: Eclipsed takes place in the country of Liberia in 2003 in a bullet ridden-one room shack. It's the story of five extraordinary women brought together by the upheaval of civil war. Four are held captive as "wives" of a rebel commanding officer, while the fifth works to free them. With deep emotional strength, brutal honesty, and a surprising amount of humor, the women of Eclipsed fight to do something truly extraordinary: survive.
"I saw it on Broadway and the Atlanta Black Theatre Festival. This play is OUTSTANDING!" ~C. Riley