Join us for the 2nd Annual Obsidian Theatre Festival Our 4 Playwright Finalists are: Shawntai Brown and “We Own Everything”: Three cousins decide over a game of pool who has rights their late uncle's car and who has rights to the city of Detroit. Brandy Victoria Durham and “Wild Horses”: Two unsuspecting campers discover they are being hunted by a dangerous island predator. A bear? A snake? Worse, a "Karen." Mykai Eastman and “Miss Education”: The life you want is not always the life you need. Marshall Schaffer and “A Rodeo Clown”: An African American rodeo clown finds himself caught in the torrent of the entertainment business where his life is always on the line. Our 4 Playwright Finalists are: Shawntai Brown and “We Own Everything”: Three cousins decide over a game of pool who has rights their late uncle's car and who has rights to the city of Detroit. Brandy Victoria Durham and “Wild Horses”: Two unsuspecting campers discover they are being hunted by a dangerous island predator. A bear? A snake? Worse, a "Karen." Mykai Eastman and “Miss Education”: The life you want is not always the life you need. Marshall Schaffer and “A Rodeo Clown”: An African American rodeo clown finds himself caught in the torrent of the entertainment business where his life is always on the line. Each play will be performed at The Boll Theatre in Downtown Detroit. Our 2 Musical Theatre Finalists are: Ann Eskridge and Alton James with “The Chicken Never Crossed”: Through urban renewal, Hastings street in Detroit will make way for a highway. One business is hoping that they don’t get a notice to move. Lyricist and Composer, Jerome Parker with “Frieda, or The Red, Blue or Black” : FREIDA or THE RED, BLUE and BLACK, follows Freida as she matures and seeks revenge on the officer who murdered her father. MT performances will be at the Detroit Opera House. Our 2 Cabarets, featuring Lulu Fall and Ben Will will take place at the Aretha Jazz Cafe at the Music Hall. #OTF22 #obsidianfest www.obsidianfest.org

Dance Foundations: Building Technique At the Barre This course is designed for beginner and intermediate/advanced dancers to begin or enhance their core ballet technique. Instructor Kyle DuPree (Cinderella, Birmingham, AL) focuses on the building blocks of ballet through daily warm ups, barre exercises, and floor routines. At the end of the class, students will perform a dance combination from a Broadway musical to culminate their learning. www.obsidianfest.org/education

Help us bring Black stories to our stage in 2022! 👏🏿 Donate link in bio 👏🏿 Obsidian Theatre Festival provides an opportunity for Black actors, writers, musicians, and dancers to capture the richness of Black stories, moving beyond stereotypes and tropes. Last year we produced 45 segments that were viewed in 48 states and 28 countries. Telling OUR stories in OUR voice matters. ww.obsidianfest.org

Take a moment with instructor Kyle DuPree, as the GhostLight Arts Initiative sponsors the educational programming during the 2nd Annual Obsidian Theatre Festival. Follow the journey of a professional dancer as he discusses his process, technique, challenges, and successes. www.obsidianfest.org/education

Dance Foundations: Building Technique At the Barre This course is designed for beginner and intermediate/advanced dancers to begin or enhance their core ballet technique. Instructor Kyle DuPree (Cinderella, Birmingham, AL) focuses on the building blocks of ballet through daily warm ups, barre exercises, and floor routines. At the end of the class, students will perform a dance combination from a Broadway musical to culminate their learning. www.obsidianfest.org/education

Dance Foundations: Building Technique At the Barre This course is designed for beginner and intermediate/advanced dancers to begin or enhance their core ballet technique. Instructor Kyle DuPree (Cinderella, Birmingham, AL) focuses on the building blocks of ballet through daily warm-ups, barre exercises, and floor routines. At the end of the class, students will perform a dance combination from a Broadway musical to culminate their learning. www.obsidianfest.org/education

Help us bring Black stories to our stage in 2022! 👏🏿 Donate here: bit.ly/glaigive 👏🏿 Obsidian Theatre Festival provides an opportunity for Black actors, writers, musicians, and dancers to capture the richness of Black stories, moving beyond stereotypes and tropes. Last year we produced 45 segments that were viewed in 48 states and 28 countries. Telling OUR stories in OUR voice matters. Our festival will take place in Detroit, Michigan on June 23-26 and streaming worldwide July 7. See you there, fam!

In just our second season, The Obsidian Theatre Festival is expanding our educational opportunities with The GhostLight Arts Initiative. www.obsidianfest.org/education Your body is your instrument, so warm it up with instructor Kyle DuPree. Whether getting ready to dance or just starting your day, you'll enjoy this Yoga Flow Warmup.

In just our second season, The Obsidian Theatre Festival is expanding our educational opportunities with The GhostLight Arts Initiative. www.obsidianfest.org/education This course is designed for intermediate and advanced acting students who want to review or explore Konstantin Stanislavsky’s 7 Questions and how to incorporate them into their approach to creating complex characters. Instructor Alexis Sims (For Colored Girls Who Have Considered Suicide/When the Rainbow is Enuf, New York, NY) details each question with definitions, in-depth examples, and useful approaches from other acting techniques for actors to utilize in their own practice. Students will complete an essay detailing how they would use the 7 Questions in their next acting role.