When asked, who was the first Black Major League baseball player, most people would say Jackie Robinson. Most people would be wrong. The first Black baseball player to play a full season in the Major Leagues was Moses Fleetwood Walker. He played for the Toledo Blue Stockings in 1884. However this is not a story Read more about The Trial of Moses Fleetwood Walker[…]
National Anthem Miles James is an all-star African American quarterback at a predominantly White Ivy League college. He’s projected to be a Number One draft choice with an opportunity to make millions of dollars. He learns about the 3rd verse of the Star Spangled Banner and considers it racist and offensive to African-Americans. He wants Read more about National Anthem[…]
A very successful African-American couple have been married for several years. The husband is ready to start a family but the wife is hesitant. Then the husband receives information that his wife has been unfaithful. As he struggles with this possibility, his wife reveals she is pregnant. The Cast Ronald Anderson . – Andre Teemer Read more about Infidelity[…]
A story of a single mother raising her teenage daughter. The daughter has a sexual encounter at school with a female student and is confused about her feelings. Evidently mother and daughter have a heart to heart talk about the situation. The Cast Mama – Claudia Cunningham Regina – Christina G. Harper Playwright Ervin Gardner
The lives of two longtime friends take different directions as they become adults. Robert becomes a successful man, living a middle class life with his wife and children. Vernon on the other hand is struggling, having made some bad decisions and encountering some bad breaks. Vernon is in need of help and turns to his longtime Read more about BROTHERS[…]
The parents of a college exchange student from Chicago, discovers there’s a deadly disease breakout in the third world foreign country where their daughter is attending school. To further complicate matters, all communication systems in the foreign city are down and there’s no way to contact their daughter. The Cast Coming soon…. Playwright Ervin Gardner
A happy couple is engaged to be married. They have agreed to remain celibate unti their wedding night and they are. So how did the prospective wife become pregnant? The Cast: Coming soon…
The Lone Ranger Was a Black Man The true life story of one of the first Black appointed Deputy U.S. Marshals and arguably the greatest lawman to ever wear a badge, Bass Reeves. The Cast Bass Reeves – Lyle Miller Bass Reeves (Older) – Kelvin Davis Mammie – Rhonda Preston Jennie – Caren Blackmore Bennie Read more about The Long Ranger Was a Black Man[…]
A man is dating a woman 20 years younger than himself. Everything is going great until major challenges arise. The Cast Robin – Caren Blackmore Thomas – Robert Issac Carol – Deveon Bromby Marcus – Jay Collins Playwright Ervin Gardner, Sr.
The story of a couple whose love is tested when something from the past rears its ugly head…. This play was featured in the Sex in the Summer in the City series in Chicago, as presented by the Black Playwright’s Initiative of the Black Ensemble Theatre. The Cast Sondra – Keesha MerriV Fred – Aljaleel Read more about Who Are We?[…]