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IN THE EVENING BY THE MOONLIGHT

Lorraine Hansberry, Nina Simone, and James Baldwin. Text reads as: the world premiere of IN THE EVENING BY THE MOONL

IN THE EVENING BY THE MOONLIGHT

Thursday, June 15, 2023 8:00 PM - Sunday, July 9, 2023 8:00 PM (PDT)

Description

Lorraine Hansberry Theatre is thrilled to present the World Premiere of IN THE EVENING BY THE MOONLIGHT, a new play uplifting the revolutionary playwright behind our company's name. Set in her Waverly Place flat in New York, legendary writer Lorraine Hansberry shares a rowdy, scotch-filled evening debating, confronting fears, and celebrating the hope of revolution with the incomparable musician Nina Simone and the prolific writer James Baldwin. 

Based on biographies, interviews, documentaries, FBI records, and the Lorraine Hansberry and James Baldwin archives housed at the Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture in Harlem, IN THE EVENING BY THE MOONLIGHT reimagines a magical moment in the life of Hansberry at the height of the Civil Rights Movement. "At a time when books, art, culture, and Black history are being banned or altered, bringing forth this piece with co-creator Margo Hall about Lorraine Hansberry and her two close friends Nina Simone and James (Jimmy) Baldwin, feels intensely urgent," says playwright/performer Traci Tolmaire. "Not only as a theatrical piece but as a glimpse into their humanity and friendship."

Now extended through July 9th!

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Pricing

$20-$50

Young Performers Theatre
Fort Mason Bldg. D Third Floor
San Francisco, CA 94123 United States
Thursday, June 15, 2023 8:00 PM - Sunday, July 9, 2023 8:00 PM (PDT)

Previews: June 15 and 16 at 8pm | Opening Night: June 17 at 8pm 

Thursdays - Fridays 8pm Saturdays & Sundays at 3pm (starting June 24)

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