Roost, Public Reading of play about Black women and reality TV
Reality television is everywhere. But behind gaffer-taped, sound-bite confessionals, what is life like after getting a final rose or being voted off an island? In the new play Roost, Sound Theatre playwright-in-resident Zharia O’ Neal chronicles various post-reality arcs of Black women for the Roost public reading at Langston Hughes Performing Arts Institute. Directed by Aviona Rodriguez Brown, the reading is a culmination of Sound Theatre’s first William S. Yellow Robe Jr. Playwright Residency cycle, through the Making Waves New Works program. There will also be a Talkback to follow, as well as a reception by Thyme Well Spent, a Black-owned business.
Sound Theatre has an incredible track record of providing outstanding theatre to the Puget Sound area, so I strongly recommend attending this reading. Also the views from Langston Hughes Cultural Arts Institute are glorious and the building itself is rather breathtaking. ASL interpreted; elevators so it is handicapped accessible.
Roost. by Zharia O’Neal, a Play Reading. Langston Hughes Performing Arts Institute, 104 17th Ave S, Seattle, WA (corner of 17th Ave S and Yesler). Monday, May 1st, 2023. 7 pm. Running time 90 min. ASL interpreted. For Wheelchair access contact: . Parking Lot and plenty of off-street parking