On this episode, Phaedra and Liz are joined by a local creative who puts the multi in hyphenate; Aejay Antonias Marquis, who steps in SirDiva's shoes as guest co-host. The Theatre Streets had the Divas on a trek through Afro futurism, isolation, and poles, while Center Stage Shade and SirDiva's Rant, lit it up. Chyle, now you know we had to get up on the National Endowment for the Arts - knotting us Divas all up! Come on an unravel this theatrical entanglement with us!
Recommendations:
"Crumbs from the Table of Joy" at Aurora Theatre Company
On stage April 26 - May 25, 2025 tickets at auroratheatre.org
"Come Thru: a cultural Celebration" Play reading of Lisa B. Thompson's "African Stew" with Lorraine Hansberry Theatre. Saturday May 17 at 4pm at Fort Mason Center for Arts & Culture Tickets @lhtsf.org
"Season Preview and Celebration" Featuring Lorraine Hansberry Theatre's 2025 New Black Voices mentee, Phaedra Tillery-Boughton. Sunday May 18 at 4pm at Fort Mason Center for Arts & Culture. Free event open to all -rsvp @lhtsf.org
"Driving The Girls" In Person Reading presented by Playwright's Foundation at YBCA Screening Room May 17 7:30pm. Tickets catbrooks.org/events
A World Premiere Hip-Hop Musical "Co-Founders" at American Conservatory Theatre. On stage May 29 - July 6 tickets at act-sf.org Black Out Nights: June 6-8
"Sweat" at Palo Alto Players Directed by ShawnJ West June 13-29, 2025 Tickets @paplayers.org
"SistahFriend" A staged reading by Phaedra Tillery-Boughton June 21, 2025 7:00pm at Zaccho Dance Theatre Free admission Limited seating Tickets @zaccho.org
Theatre Camps & Education for Youth
SFARTSED: Exploration camp, Broadway Bound, Art & Design and Fashion
Session 1: June 9- 20, Session II: June 23 - July 3, Session III: July 7-July 18 + extra week through July 26 For more info sfartsedsummer.org
African American Shakes, Shake the Stage Summer Camp The Wiz Jr. July 7-August 2nd. For more info african-americanshakes.org
SFBATCO - Young Actors Lab Session 1 July 7-18, Session 2 July 21-August 1 For more info sfbatco.org
School of the Getdown Youth Arts Camp July 28- August 2nd. For more info www.fayecarol.com/youthartscamp
Berkeley Rep Youth Summer Programs Multiple Sessions throughout the Summer berkeleyrep.org/school-of-theatre
Donate to support the Black Theatre Community
African American Shakespeare Company african-americanshakes.org Lorraine Hansberry Theatre lhtsf.org
San Francisco Bay Area Theatre
We want to hear from you! Email us at creativelyshaded@gmail.com, and keep in touch with us on Instagram at @creativelyshaded, @phaedratboughton, @starshawnj, @elizasenoj. You can also watch this episode and others on YouTube: @creativelyshaded
Voice over: Margo Hall @margogot
Editor: James Oh @jamesaaronoh
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