Over the past ten years, Juneteenth Legacy Theatre has produced 145 works, 72 written by women playwrights. Eleven of the plays have received full productions from other theater companies (Titles in Bold) and 20 premiers (Title followed by letter “P”)
2008/2009
10th Annual Juneteenth Jamboree of New Plays hosted by ATL, June 5-20
Ethel Waters: His Eye Is On The Sparrow by Larry Parr
Diana Sands by Steve Willis
Death By Darkness by Elizabeth Orndorff
Bang! Bang! Bang! Again and Again by Lorna Littleway
Me Who Could Be by Muriel Wharton (P)
Liar! Liar! A Moral Musical For Childrenby James V. Hatch and Sam Rahpling
Black Musicals on Broadway by Sue Lawless (P)
Habeas Corpus by Samuel L. Kelley (P)
Lifted by Charlene Spalding (P)
In My Mother’s House by Gertrude Ena Woods (P)
The Kings by Brian Walker (P)
BOLD JOURNEY LIT Tour
August in March by Lorna Littleway, Nativity School at St. Boniface March 26, 2009.
JLT@NYC
Bang! Bang! Bang! Again and Again by Lorna Littleway, Field Day, Abrons Art Center Sept. 20, 2008. P
BOLD JOURNEY Tour
Juneteenth Blues Cabaret by Lorna Littleway, Kentucky State Fair Aug. 22, 2008; Alhambra Theater Nov. 7, 2008
2007/2008
9th Annual Juneteenth Jamboree of New Plays, hosted by ATL, June 6 – 21, 2008
August in June, adapted by Lorna Littleway (P)
Bringing Back Josephine by Gail Parrish
Ghosts With Insomnia by Richard Fewell
A Soldier’s Daughter by Gloria McGruder (P)
Through The Roof by Rick Mitchell
Pomp and Circumstance by Roger Collins (P)
The Stoop by Muriel Wharton (P)
Heart of the Beast by Caroleanne Conerly-Griffin (P)
JLT@NYC Mainstage, Nuyorican Poets Café, March 20 – April 5, 2008
Faith, Hope and Charity: The Mary McLeod Bethune Story by Samuel Kelley
Field Day, Abrons Art Center Nov. 10, 2007.
A Lil Chat With God by Lorna Littleway
BOLD JOURNEYS Tour
Juneteenth Blues Cabaret by Lorna Littleway, Purdue University Sept. 21, 2007; Southern Arts Federation, Sept. 27 & 28, 2007; Lafayette Bar & Grill, November 2 & 9, 2007; Hamilton Grange Senior Center, Feb. 29, 2008
DARASA: A Civil Rights Tribute in Song by Lorna Littleway, Hamilton Grange Senior Center Feb. 26, 2008
2006/2007
*Juneteenth Cotton Club Revue, Jan. 19-21/ March 16-30, 2007, Richard Allen Center for Culture and Art
The Last Dust Track, Feb. 2007, Bold Journeys Tour (KY)
8th Annual Juneteenth Jamboree of New Plays, June 1-16,2007, Hosted by Actors Theatre
Voices of the Spirits in My Soul by Nora Cole
43rd Gallery of Great Black Kentuckians Poster Unveiling, Kentucky Human Rights Commission
Olivia’s Opus by Nora Cole
DARASA: A Civil Rights Tribute in Song (P)
Midnight Special by J. Rufus Caleb
Snow by Lena Charles
A Little Chat With God by Lorna Littleway
Sweetwater by Gertrude Woods (P)
The Moon Sees Somebody by Mike Moore (P)
2006/2005
*Motion and Location, July 25 - Aug. 6, 2006 Midtown International Theatre Festival
7th Annual Juneteenth Jamboree, June 2-17, 2006, hosted by Actors Theatre
Jump Jim Crow by Henry Meyerson
Passing Ceremonies by Steve Willis
The Diva Daughters Dupree by Kim Euell
The Kitchen Garden by Marette Mollet (P)
The Bathroom Cleaner by Elizabeth Orndorff (P)
My Fair Gentleman by Betty Cobb Arnett (P)
The Triangle by Antoinette Oglesby Taylor (P)
DARASA: A Civil Rights Tribute at Big Hopp’s, Jan. 22, 2006
BOLD JOURNEYSat Big Hopp’sOct. 2005
The Best of the Genius of Ray with Grenoldo Frazier & Cherita
2005/2004
JLT@The Fringe
*The Lives of Young Black Folk, Aug. 14-26, 2005, Players Loft
Willie and Esther w/ Black Spectrum & Ms. Thing Productions, Aug. 1-4, 2005, National Black Theatre Festival
6th Annual Juneteenth Jamboree, June 3-19, 2005, hosted by Actors Theatre
The Genius of Ray Pt. 1 with Grenoldo Frazier
The Genius of Ray Pt. 2 with Grenoldo Frazier
BrotherHOODS by Alan Sharpe
Mother’s Day by J.E. Robinson
Till by Ifa Bayeza (P)
A Member of the Family by Patricia Ramsey (P)
Remembering Ossie an original compilation by Sue Lawless, research Pat Hagedorn (P)
BOLD JOURNEYS Tour Nov 04/Feb 2005
The Last Dust Track by Laurence Holder
Mrs. Reader by Sharon Hope
Juneteenth Cotton Club Revue by Lorna Littleway
2004/2003
5th Annual Juneteenth Jamboree of New Plays, June 4-20, 2004, hosted by Actors Theatre
Caballero by James Robinson
Mrs. Reader written and performed by Sharon Hope
*Bang! Bang! Bang! by Lorna Littleway (P)
Rise Up Singing by Margo Reese
Jungle Alley Salutes Ladies of Jazz by Lillian Butler
More Than Cooking Going On In This Kitchen by Antoinette Oglesby Taylor (P)
Lavinia Speaks by Jennie Redling
Destiny Manifested by James Gillard
Mainstage Cabaret Theatre:
Billy, Lena and The Duke: A Night of Ellington Music! by Lorna Littleway
BOLD JOURNEYS Tour:
The History of Black Music in America by Grenoldo Frazier
Juneteenth Cotton Club Revue II by Lorna Littleway
Faith Hope and Charity: The Mary McLeod Bethune Story by Samuel L. Kelley
Tall Tales and Short Sayings by Lorna Littleway
2003/2002
4th Annual Juneteenth Jamboree of New Plays, hosted by Actors Theatre:
Willie and Esther by James Bronson
Jingles in a Broken Tongue by Leslie Lee
Urban Transition: Loose Blossom by Ron Milner
Ira! The African Roscius by Donald Grody
A Guest of Honor by Michael Dinwiddie
Miss Amanda’s Place by Antoinette Oglesby Taylor
*Young Sistas by Lorna Littleway (P)
No More Dolls For Christmas by Erma Bush
Swee’ Pea and the Duke by Laurence Holder
Robert Johnson Trick the Devil by Bill Harris
Colorstruck by Zora Neale Hurston (P)
Tall Tales and Short Sayings, an adaptation by Lorna Littleway based on Zora Neale Hurston folktales (P)
Mainstage Cabaret Theatre:
Juneteenth Cotton Club Revue, concept by Lorna Littleway
BOLD JOURNEYS Readers Tour: Fall
The Last Dust Track by Laurence Holder
Faith, Hope and Charity: The Mary McCleod Bethune Story by Samuel L. Kelley
*Watermelon!!! Git It While It’s Hot, written and performed by Cecelia Antoinette
BOLD JOURNEYS Tour: Winter/Spring
The Last Dust Track by Laurence Holder
Cotton to the Clouds by Cheryl L. Davis
Juneteenth Cotton Club Revue by Lorna Littleway
2002/2001
3rd Annual Juneteenth Jamboree of New Plays, hosted by Actors Theatre:
Watermelon!!! Git It While It’s Hot, III written & performed by Cecelia Antoinette
Cotton Club Rhapsody (the book) by Michael Dinwiddie
The Making of Cabaret (an improvisation) hosted by Cecelia Antoinette
Faith, Hope and Charity: The Mary McCleod Bethune Story by Samuel L. Kelley
Curtain Call, Mr. Aldridge, Sir! by Ossie Davis
Black Hamlets in the Kentucky Bluegrass by Carridder Jones
Can You Hear It?/This Land is Your Land by Antoinette Oglesby Taylor
The Promise by Erma Bush
Shades of Blue by John Howell
Dancing With Demons by Don Evans
What’d Ya Do Today, Billy Joe? by Eleanor Harder
Holiday Diary by Edgar Chisholm
FU2 by Anne Hanley
Mainstage:
If You Love Me by Lorna Littleway
An Alphabet of Flowers by Elyse Nass
Readers Tour:
The Last Dust Track by Laurence Holder
Cotton to the Clouds by Cheryl L. Davis
2001/2000
Lorna Littleway’s Juneteenth Jamboree of New Plays:
No Niggers, No Jews, No Dogs by John Henry Redwood
Stonethrower by James Graham Bronson
And the Next Day They Changed the Water by Antoinette Taylor Ogelsby
Park by Joshua Brown
How Long Have I Been Dead Anyhow? by Carridder Jones
Defending the Light by Ron Milner
Raising Up Odessa by Jean Hill
Malinda by Nancy Gall-Clayton
Living With the Wind by Michael Bradford
Honey, Hush!: An Uprising Over Some Green by Shirlene Holmes
If You Love Me by Lorna Littleway
An Alphabet of Flowers by Elyse Nass
Mainstage:
A Collective Piss and the Devil’s Beating His Wife by Lorna Littleway
Readers Theatre Tour:
A Lady and a Woman by Shirlene Holmes
Mrs. Jones and the Man From Dixieland by Steven Sater
The Blue Vein Society by Samuel Kelley
2000/1999
Lorna Littleway’s Juneteenth Jamboree of New Plays:
Barnstormer by Cheryl Davis
Mitote by Maisha Baton
Harriet Tubman Visits a Therapist by Carolyn Gage
Mrs. Jones and the Man From Dixieland by Steven Sater
Birthright by Thomas Dunn
DWB: Driving While Black by Samuel Kelley
An Affinity for Angels by Reginald Lewis
Teens Today by Arthur French III
The Last Dust Track by Laurence Holder
The Carelessness of Love by Michael Dinwiddie
Serving Two Masters by Shirlene Holmes
A Collective Piss and the Devil’s Beating His Wife by Lorna Littleway
Unquestioned Integrity: The Hill/Thomas Hearing by Mame Hunt
Mainstage:
Here Am I Send Me by Benard Cummings
Kindler Genter Nation by Lorna Littleway
Readers Theatre Tour:
Mother of Civil Rights by Belinda Boyd
