Black Wall Street Festival “Double V”
Tuesday, June 1, 2021 4:00 p.m. (EDT) on the Queens Public Library Webex Streaming platform . Festival available for streaming from June 22 through June 27 on LIVEONNWS.
Double V, a short play by Levy Lee Simon (extracted from his full-length play The Magnificent Dunbar Hotel). It’s 1942, and Paul Robeson, Chester Himes, W.E.B. DuBois, and other members of the Black community convene at the famed Dunbar Hotel in Los Angeles to debate whether Blacks should join the U.S. Armed Services and fight in World War Two. Why should Blacks volunteer for combat after whites perpetrated the Black Wall Street Massacre?
2021 Virtual Birthday Paul Robeson Birthday Celebration
Friday, April 9, 2021, at 6:00 p.m. (PDT).
The inaugural Paul Robeson Birthday Celebration held virtually on Friday, April 9, 2021.
Paul Robeson (1898-1976), actor, singer, athlete, civil rights activist, and humanitarian is the inspiration for The Robey Theatre Company and the man from whom The Robey gets its name.
Othello by William Shakespeare
Sunday, February 28, 2021 at 2:00 p.m. PST.
Othello is the only one of Shakespeare’s plays to have a Black central character at its focus. The main characters include Othello, a celebrated Moorish general in the Venetian army; Desdemona, his beautiful and loyal Venetian wife; and Iago, his trusted but treacherous ensign. Themes include jealousy, envy, and racism, and how they threaten to destroy everyone in their path.
An Evening Conversation SPECIAL EDITION: Covid-19 Vaccine Townhall Pt. 1
Friday, January 29, 2021 06:00 p.m. PST.
The pandemic has had a disproportionate impact on the African American community. You are invited to participate by bringing your questions to our panel to obtain the answers you seek regarding these health-related issues.
An Evening Conversation with Blair Underwood
Friday, February 19, 2021 at 6 p.m. (PDT).
Moderated by Millena Gay, special guest Blair Underwood discusses the current state of Theatre, the impact of the pandemic on the performing arts’ response to the recent global uprising in support of racial and social justice. Followed by Q&A.
Kwanzaa Playwrights Reading
Friday, January 1, 2021 at 6:00 p.m. PST
Zoom presentation of seven scenes from ideas for plays with a Kwanzaa theme. Each scene is four to five minutes in duration and will be read by actors. Following the readings, your feedback and opinions will play an important part in The Robey considering and making a choice of the play that will be developed, produced and premiered in the 2021 holiday season. The featured playwrights include: Sharnell Blevins; Nui Brown; Julio Hanson; Marie Y. Lemelle and Barbara Bullen; Lorinda Hawkins Smith; Ella Turenne; and Simone Anika Wilson.
Pre-Kwanzaa and Christmas and Virtual Celebration
Friday, December 11, 2020 at 6:00 p.m. PST
Festivities include musical performances by some of your favorite Robey artists including Cydney Wayne Davis, Julio Hanson, Marva Smith, plus the Hearts On Fire Choir, and young artists of The Amazing Grace Conservatory. There will also be comedy performances by Jason Mimms, Vanja Renee and Stevie Mack. By submitting a one page treatment for an idea of a Kwanzaa Holiday play . One or more works will, following an evaluation, be read to our constituency during the celebration and with their input, one idea will be chosen to be developed and produced on the Robey stage.
An Evening Conversation with Sheryl Lee Ralph
Friday, November 13, 2020 at 6:00 p.m. PST.
Moderated by Millena Gay, special guest Sheryl Lee Ralph discusses the current state of Theatre, the impact of the pandemic on the performing arts’ response to the recent global uprising in support of racial and social justice Followed by Q&A.
Making Theatre With Ben Guillory (The Performance)
Friday, November 25, 2021 at 6:00 pm. PDT.
The next in its series of events via Zoom, Making Theatre with Ben Guillory (The Performance). As the title of this installment of Mr. Guillory’s series implies, this chapter focuses on the culmination of the preparatory steps in creating works of theatre, The Performance for an audience.
The talk will be followed by a Q&A.
An Evening Conversation with Marla Gibbs and Angela Gibbs
Friday, November 13, 2020 at 6:00 p.m. PST.
Sheryl Lee Ralph will discuss the current and future state of the Theatre, the impact of the pandemic on the performing arts, and the response of the arts to the recent global uprising in support of racial and social justice. Followed by a Q&A session with the audience.
REVOLUTIONARY GENOCIDE (Virtual Reading)
Sunday, September 6, 2020 at 3:00 p.m. PDT.
The narrative concerns events in the lives of attorney and activist William Lorenzo Patterson (portrayed by Glover) and actor and activist Paul Robeson (played by Guillory) who presented papers to the United Nations in 1951, accusing the U.S.A. of the attempted genocide of Black Americans, due to its failure to pass legislation against lynching and its failure to bring its perpetrators to justice.
Making Theatre With Ben Guillory (The Rehearsal)
Friday, August 28, 2021 6:00 at 6:00 p.m. PST.
Ben Guillory is the Producing Artistic Director of The Robey Theatre Company and Instructor for Robey’s Advanced Scene Study Workshop. Mr. Guillory’s series implies, this chapter focuses on the significance of the rehearsal in creating works of theatre. The talk was followed by a Q&A with Zoom participants.
Making Theatre With Ben Guillory (On Acting)
Friday, September 25, 2020 at 6:00 p.m. PST.
As the title of this installment of Mr. Guillory’s series implies, this chapter focuses on the culmination of the preparatory steps in creating works of theatre, On Acting for an audience. The talk will be followed by a Q&A with Zoom participants.
An Evening Conversation with James Cromwell
Friday, September 11, 2020 at 6:00 p.m. PST.
Celebrated actor and activist James Cromwell will discuss the current and future state of the Theatre, the impact of the pandemic on the performing arts, and the response of the arts to the recent global uprising in support of racial and social justice. This will be followed by a Q&A session with the audience.
An Evening Conversation with Tiffany Coty, Julio Hanson and Peter Kwong
Friday, August 14, 2020 at 6:00 p.m. PDT.
Discussion by a panel of artists on several topics. You’ll also have the opportunity to get your questions answered by the panelists. The topics of focus include: the current and future state of the theatre; Covid-19 and its impact on the performing arts (including, for example, the emergence of events on Zoom and other online platforms); and the response of the arts to the ongoing global movement for racial justice.
Let's Talk" Zoom Chat with Danny Glover and Ben Guillory
Saturday, July 4th, 2020 6:00 p.m. PDT.
"Let's Talk" zoom chat with co-founders Danny Glover, Ben Guillory along with host Millena Gay for a conversation about the effects of Covid-19 on the Robey Theatre Company and thoughts about the state of the nation post - George Floyd.
