THEATRE
Disney on Ice planted the seed, but a Performance In Children's Literature course at UNC-Chapel Hill served as the catalyst to Milton's world of stage. The journey continued with improv training at Just The Funny in Miami, then conservatory work and technique development at The Acting Studio - New York. A myriad of workshops and training with teams like the Shakespeare Forum have kept the love alive and well.
Feed The Beast
Written by Layon Gray
Directed by Layon Gray
Set in 1932, the play follows a young doctor who uncovers the disturbing truths of the Tuskeegyy syphilis experiments. The play takes the audience on a journey through time, spanning 40 years following five unknowing participants in this secret study. Through their lives, this haunting and emotionally charged play sheds light on the brutal realities of this deceitful study. (Drama, General Audiences)
Nollywood Dreams
Written by Jocelyn Bioh
Directed by Erica Sutherlin
It's the nineties in Lagos Nigeria, and the "Nollywood" film industry is exploding as the second-highest producing film industry in the world. This laugh-out-loud romantic comedy follows the story of Ayamma, a young woman who works with her sister at their parents' travel agency, who dreams of leaving her job and becoming a star. When she auditions for a new film by Nigeria's hottest director, tension flares with his former leading lady, and sparks fly with Nollywood's biggest heartthrob.
She Talks To Beethoven
Written by Adrienne Kennedy
Directed by Keenan Tyler Oliphant
This rarely-produced work by the legendary Adrienne Kennedy takes place in a newly-independent Ghana in 1961, where an American writer is facing both the disappearance of her husband and her own mysterious illness. In her feverish state, dream and reality merge as Suzanne conjures Beethoven - who is preparing for the 1803 premiere of his opera, Fidelio - and her pursuit for answers weaves and blurs into radio broadcasts, love letters, and the legendary composer's own struggles.
The Girls of Summer
Written by Layon Gray
Directed by Layon Gray
The first all-Black women's baseball team in the 1940s battles through a galvanizing force as the ladies evade a reporter's efforts to learn the truth behind the team's story.
Jericho
Written by Anthony Roesch
Directed by Valerie Donaldson
Tightly guarded family secrets explode at Chicago's Cabrini Green public housing when a young woman stands up for her independence.
A Skate Play
Written and Adapted by Noelle Ghoussaini
Directed by Noelle Ghoussaini
A Skate Play is an unprecedented theatrical experience that aims to socially engage youth in public skateparks worldwide. The story is inspired by Richard Bach’s novella Jonathan Livingston Seagull about a seagull who explores the meaning of limitlessness, boundlessness and freedom through the art of flying. Our production brings together skateboarding and theatre – where skaters represent the flight of the birds.
Thank You For Taking My Call
Written by Neil Graves
Directed by Laurence C. Schwartz
A conservative British broadcaster comes to New York to co-host a radio show only to get caught in a cross fire between the show's progressive black host and the predatory station manager.
The Day Harlem Saved Dr. King
Written bu Michael Green
Directed by Michael Green
During the September 20, 1958 Stride Toward Freedom book signing, Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. was attacked and stabbed in the heart with a 7-inch letter opener. This story sheds light on the day's fitful events and dramatic unfolding.
Imani
Written by Vivian Bonnie Wright
Directed by Vivian Bonnie Wright
Written by the late, great, Vivian Bonnie Wright (founder of The Afrikan Women's Repertory), Imani explores the path to find a missing young black woman as questions arise about the nature of her disapperance.
A Word of Love
Written by Michael Gurevitch
Directed by Tomer Adorian
A theatrical comedy with music that weaves together the fairy tale of a princess and her one true love, with the challenges that we face in today's society.
A Picture
Written by Alexis A. McCoy Gonzalez
Directed by Alexis A. McCoy Gonzalez
The Hope Family comes together for their first family portrait with intentions of healing from their past and creating new memories they want to hold close.
Chasing Jack
Written by John Anastasi
Directed by Peter Loewy
A surgeon with a serious gambling addiction battles through a potentially career ending malpractice lawsuit.