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74 stories by "Gregory Ford"

A flat-out glorious 'Requiem' marks IN Series' move past Mozart by Gregory Ford

The singing fills the space with a sound that penetrates the audience's very being.

SOURCE: dctheaterarts.org at 12:31pm on November 11, 2022

Elusive truth and justice in 'That Summer in Sumner' at Mosaic Theater by Gregory Ford

The haunting events surrounding the trial of Emmett Till's killers seen through the eyes of Black reporters trying to get the facts of the story.

SOURCE: dctheaterarts.org at 8:12pm on November 7, 2022

Brutality and transfiguration in 'The Ballad of Emmett Till' at Mosaic Theater by Gregory Ford

Playwright Ifa Bayeza transforms this terrifying and traumatizing story for Black Americans into a catalyst for change.

SOURCE: dctheaterarts.org at 7:43am on November 3, 2022

'Benevolence' in Black and white at Mosaic Theater by Gregory Ford

This play in Ifa Bayeza's 'The Till Trilogy' shows how the Emmett Till murder distorted the most intimate human relationships among the people involved.

SOURCE: dctheaterarts.org at 9:47am on November 1, 2022

Keegan's reassuring 'Elegies' reflects on joy, grief, and gratitude by Gregory Ford

At their best, William Finn's songs are candid snapshots of something that makes life worth living.

SOURCE: dctheaterarts.org at 12:28pm on October 25, 2022

'The Till Trilogy' at Mosaic Theater is beautiful, haunting, and horrifying by Gregory Ford

Playwright Ifa Bayeza and director Talvin Wilks have given us a jewel of a production.

SOURCE: dctheaterarts.org at 6:47am on October 20, 2022

An unforgetable elephant haunts 'Mlima's Tale' by Lynn Nottage at 1st Stage by Gregory Ford

Mlima's magnificence is given powerful embodiment by actor Jeremy Keith Hunter, whose deeply committed performance anchors this production.

SOURCE: dctheaterarts.org at 4:22am on September 21, 2022

'Nightsong of Orpheus' from IN Series is a magnificent musical spectacle by Gregory Ford

A magical and hopeful evening of storytelling using traditions of Noh theater.

SOURCE: dctheaterarts.org at 6:41am on September 12, 2022

A screwball farce and powerhouse performers in 'The Outsider' at Keegan Theatre by Gregory Ford

With perfect timing, a hilarious look at the fragility of democracy.

SOURCE: dctheaterarts.org at 5:41am on August 30, 2022

The Coil Project debuts zany and fun 'Forgotten Monsters of Filmland' by Gregory Ford

The play's campy nostalgia evokes creepy and memorable horror movies.

SOURCE: dctheaterarts.org at 5:31pm on August 14, 2022

Anthony Green's entertaining and moving 'When Boys Exhale' returns to DC by Gregory Ford

A fervent, authentic, and hysterically funny portrait of the deep humanity of queer Black men.

SOURCE: dctheaterarts.org at 3:44pm on July 25, 2022

'Hotter Than July: Stevie Wonder' sings songs in the key of our lives by Gregory Ford

The Signature Theatre cabaret was lit, the energy was amped, and shared experience was affirmed.

SOURCE: dctheaterarts.org at 7:58pm on July 9, 2022

The love of Black men for each other heats 'The Hot Wing King' at Studio by Gregory Ford

The play is courageous and funny and repeatedly confronts us with monologues that plumb existential depths.

SOURCE: dctheaterarts.org at 8:31am on July 5, 2022

Pipeline Playwrights' heartfelt and timely 'Heartland' to stream on demand by Gregory Ford

A play inspired by the Supreme Court case involving the Westboro Baptist Church, whose members demonstrated at the funeral of a gay serviceman.

SOURCE: dctheaterarts.org at 4:46pm on June 28, 2022

Go to 'Shakespeare in Love' at Keegan for good, trashy fun by Gregory Ford

In this exuberant adaptation of the Oscar-winning comedy, every actor has at least one scene during which they chew the scenery to tatters.

SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 5:54am on June 20, 2022

'Othello/Desdemona,' IN Series' unique two-evening opera, is epic by Gregory Ford

Seeing them both engages you in a conversation about race and art, about white supremacy and inevitable change.

SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 4:32pm on June 10, 2022

Comforting common ground is found in Shakespeare Theatre's 'Our Town' by Gregory Ford

As the play delves into its subject of life and death, the hearts of the audience are treated with tender and gentle grace.

SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 7:50pm on May 23, 2022

A glorious score and lovely voices raise the dead in 'Voices of Zion' by Gregory Ford

In 'The Black Georgetown Cemeteries Project,' a new site-specific work by Alliance for New Music-Theatre, the deceased confront their descendants.

SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 6:24am on May 10, 2022

'Parable of the Sower' at Strathmore becomes a musical community ritual by Gregory Ford

Called a 'congregational opera' by its creators, Toshi Reagon and Bernice Johnson Reagon, the performance offered up a benediction of hope and faith.

SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 11:09am on May 4, 2022

Next from the Welders: A solo show of intersectionality by JR 'Nexus' Russ by Gregory Ford

He performs candid standup about being Black, Filipino, and Queer, in his 'Crossroads, Detours, and Exits,' premiering May 4.

SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 11:31am on April 28, 2022

'Grace,' an overwhelming show of gratitude, premieres at Ford's Theatre by Gregory Ford

Nolan Williams, Jr.'s compassionate new musical about Black family and culture is unstoppably entertaining.

SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 5:12pm on April 1, 2022

A monumental cantata remembers George Floyd by Gregory Ford

'America's Requiem: A Knee on The Neck' presented by The National Philharmonic Orchestra and Chorale, in partnership with The Washington Chorus, at Strathmore and Capital One Hall.

SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 3:33pm on March 28, 2022

An exhilarating and liberating 'Poetry to the People: The June Jordan Experience' at Anacostia Arts Center by Gregory Ford

From IN Series and Theater Alliance: an introduction to the poem as a weapon we can use to free ourselves.

SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 1:44pm on March 22, 2022

'I Am Shakespeare: The Henry Green Story' part two: the backstory by Gregory Ford

Interview with Stephen Dest, director of the documentary, and Jeremy Goldman of Silhouette Stages, which is hosting a screening on March 12.

SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 2:45pm on March 1, 2022

'I Am Shakespeare: The Henry Green Story' part one: a review in rage by Gregory Ford

The film is a stunning documentary about a young Black man who triumphed as Tybalt on stage and was shot point-blank on his way home.

SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 2:42pm on March 1, 2022
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