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2024 Productions

Dinah, by Ernest McCarty, directed by Mark Clayton Southers.
Fishy Woo Woo, by Monteze Freeland, directed by Lovell McFadden.
Radio Golf, by August Wilson, directed by Montae Russell.

2023 Productions

Shantytown, by Ray Werner. directed by Gregory Lehane.
Pyramid Builders, by Karuna Das, directed by Bianca LaVerne Jones.
12:52 The Mike Webster Story, by Dr. Randall Benson and Ross Howard, directed by Marcus Muzopappa.
Joe Turner’s Come and Gone, by August Wilson, directed by Mark Clayton Southers.
The Bluegrass Mile, written and directed by Mark Clayton Southers.

2022 Productions

The Double V, by Carole Eglash-Kosoff, directed by Mani Bahia.
2022 Theatre Festival in Black & White, festival coordinator R. M. Lawrence.
Jitney, by August Wilson, directed by Mark Clayton Southers.

2020-21 Productions

Ubuntu Holiday, by Kim El, directed by Mils James (recorded video).
Grist From The Mill: 1902, written, directed, and performed by Lissa Brennan (short film).
Cyril, by Mark Clayton Southers, directed by Andrew Paul (feature film).
hypersensitive, written by and starring Vanessa German, directed by Ashley Southers.

2019 Productions

Savior Samuel, by Mark Clayton Southers, directed by Monteze Freeland.
Gem of the Ocean, by August Wilson, directed by Andrea Frye.
Rhapsody in Black, written and performed by LeLand Gantt, directorial consultant Estelle Parsons.

2018 Productions

In The Heat of the Night, adapted by Matt Pelfrey, directed by Monteze Freeland.
King Hedley II, by August Wilson, directed by Mark Clayton Southers, Monteze Freeland, and Dennis Robinson Jr.
Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom, by August Wilson, directed By Mark Clayton Southers.
Ray Werner Play Festival, festival coordinator Monteze Freeland, directed by John Amplas, Rita Gregory, Melissa Martin & Ranney Lawrence.

2017 Productions

Findings, by Arlene Weiner, directed by Lisa Ann Goldsmith.
Lights Out, by Steve Hallock, directed by Cheryl El-Walker.
Hercules Didn’t Wade in the Water, by Michael A. Jones, directed by Wali Jamal.
Return & Tour: Miss Julie, Clarissa and John, by Mark Clayton Southers, directed by Monteze Freeland.
East Texas Hot Links, by Eugene Lee, directed by Montae Russell.
2017 Guest Productions.

2016 Productions

Miss Julie, Clarissa and John, by Mark Clayton Southers, directed by Monteze Freeland.
Theatre Festival in Black and White.
Seven Guitars, by August Wilson, directed by Mark Clayton Southers.

2015 Productions

Theater Festival in Black and White: Multicultural Edition.
Dinah, written and directed By Ernest McCarty.
Fences, by August Wilson, directed By Mark Clayton Southers.
Dulcy, by George S. Kaufman and Marc Connelly, directed By Corey Rieger.
The Piano Lesson, by August Wilson, directed by Mark Clayton Southers.

2014 Productions

Poe’s Last Night, by David Crawford, directed by Monteze Freeland.
The Great One, by Russ Babines, directed by Don DiGiulio.
Comfort Zone, by Marlon Erik Youngblood, directed by Mark Whitehead.
Pittsburgh Pride Theater Festival.
Book of Ezra, by Leslie Ezra Smith, directed by Mark Clayton Southers.
Christmas Star, by Ray Werner, directed by Monteze Freeland.
Ubuntu Holiday, by Kim El, directed by Mils James.

2013 Productions

Straightening Combs, by Kim El, directed by Chrystal Bates.
Ma Noah, by Mark Clayton Southers. directed by Tracey Turner.
Radio Golf, by August Wilson, directed by Eileen J. Morris.
Sold: Renn Woods in Concert, by Renn Woods, directed by Mark Clayton Southers and Monteze Freeland.
Theatre Festival in Black and White: Holiday Edition.
2013 Guest Productions.

2012 Productions

Elder Hostages, by Ray Werner, directed by Marci Woodruff.
The Gammage Project, by Attilio Favorini, directed by Mark Clayton Southers.
Gem of the Ocean, by August Wilson, directed by Mark Clayton Southers.
Theatre Festival in Black and White.

2011 Productions

Congo Square (The Musical), by Frank Gagliano, music by Claibe Richardson, directed by Marci Woodruff.
In The Voodoo Parlour of Marie Laveau (An Unsung Voodoo Chamber Opera), by Frank Gagliano, directed by Kim El.
The Commedia World of Lafcadio B (staged reading), written and directed by Frank Gagliano.
King Hedley II, by August Wilson. Directed by Eileen J. Morris.
Eighth Annual Theatre Festival in Black and White.

2010 Productions

VALU-MART, by Sean O’Leary, directed by Mark Clayton Southers.
The Ancestor Series, by P.J. Gibson, directed by J. Deen, Kim El, and Leslie 2X Smith.
Jitney, by August Wilson, directed by Mark Clayton Southers.
Seventh Annual Theatre Festival in Black and White.

2009 Productions

Angry Black Man Poetry, by Mark Clayton Southers (produced at Teatr Slaski in Katowice, Poland).
I Nipoti, by Mark Clayton Southers, directed by Wali Jamal.
Seven Guitars, by August Wilson, directed by Mark Clayton Southers.
Trying, by Joanna McClelland Glass, directed by Michael J. Ramsay.
The Revenants, by S. Thomasin Barsotti, directed by Mark Whitehead.
Two Trains Running, by August Wilson, directed by Mark Clayton Southers (2008 production transferred to the August Wilson Center).

2008 Productions

Spring Reading Series.
Two Trains Running, by August Wilson, directed by Mark Clayton Southers.
Dorothy 6, by James McManus, directed by Marcus Muzopappa.
Best of the Theatre Festival in Black and White.
Interesting Times, by Jerry Starr, directed by Mark Clayton Southers.

2007 Productions

The Music Lesson, by Tammy Ryan, directed by John Gresh.
James McBride, by Mark Clayton Southers, directed by Andrew Paul.
Fifth Annual Theatre Festival in Black and White.
Bridge Club, by Matt M. Smith, directed by John E. Lane, Jr.

2006 Productions

Third Annual August in February.
Robert Smalls: The Legend of the Black Mariner, by Wali Jamal Abdullah, directed by J. P. Patrick.
Jonathan, by Judy Meiksin, directed by Eileen J. Morris.
Hood Winked, by Mark Clayton Southers, directed by Ron OJ Parson.
Third Annual Pittsburgh Pride Theater Festival.
The Piano Lesson, by August Wilson, directed by Mark Clayton Southers.
Fourth Annual Festival in Black and White.
Corps Values, by Brendon Bates, directed by John Gresh.

2005 Productions

The Butter and Egg Man, by George S. Kaufman, directed by John E. Lane, Jr.
Marian Visions, written and directed by Ted Hoover.
August in April: Vignettes by August Wilson, coproduction with Pittsburgh Cultural Trust
Nine Days in the Sun, by Mark Clayton Southers, directed by Corey Rieger.
Second Annual Pittsburgh Pride Theater Festival.
Joe Turner’s Come and Gone, by August Wilson, directed by Eileen J. Morris.
Third Annual Theatre Festival In Black & White.
Stain, by Corey Rieger, directed by Mark Clayton Southers.
Jet Lag, written and directed by Robert Isenberg.

2004 Productions

Harriet Tubman Loved Somebody, by William F. Mayfield, directed by Tracey Turner.
August in February, Vignettes by August Wilson, coproduction with Pittsburgh Cultural Trust.
Meagher, by Michael Finnegan, directed by Jeffrey R. Simpson.
Being Margaret, by Laura Clark, directed by Ginger Lawrence.
Out of Control, by Bridget Harris, directed by Jason A. Fleece.
Dorothy Six, by James McManus, directed by Mark Clayton Southers.
First Annual Pittsburgh Pride Theater Festival.
Fences, by August Wilson, directed by Eileen J. Morris.
Second Annual Theatre Festival In Black & White.

2003 Productions

Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom, by August Wilson, directed by Eileen J. Morris.
Boppin’ with the Ancestors, by Rob Penny, directed by Mark Clayton Southers.
Midsummer Nights Chamber Theatre, Stage and Script Readings of Full-Length Plays.
When the Water Turns Clear, by Mark Clayton Southers, directed by Ginger Lawrence.
First Annual Theatre Festival In Black & White.
Hambone, by Javon Johnson, directed by Tre Garrett.