Event details

Join us for conversation around the remedial force of Black theater against sites of systemic harm for the African diaspora. This event hopes to engage individuals of all backgrounds with works, practices, and innovations by contemporary Black artists in American and French theater. Attendees will be invited to contribute to a collaborative document to be included in theater senior Amira Adarkwah's ongoing archival project.

Snacks provided.

About Amira's Independent Project

This creative research project considers the challenges Black women face and overcome in the rehearsal and production of mainstream American theater, and investigates how collaborative theater can remedy such hurdles. Through documentation and newly created archive, the project celebrates Black women’s ingenuity in disrupting predominantly white spaces; facilitates discussion around themes, archetypes, and stereotypes pervasive in works authored by Black vs. non-Black writers; reflects these experiences making Black theater at Princeton and connects them to the broader landscape of Black American theater.

Amira Adarkwah will present this project in spring 2027.

Admission

This event is free to Princeton University students, alumni, faculty and staff. No registration required.

Directions

Get directions to the Drapkin Theater Studio, located on the 2nd floor of Wallace Dance Building at the Lewis Arts complex.

Accessibility

Drapkin Studio is an accessible venue. Visit our Venues and Studios section for accessibility information at our various locations. Guests in need of access accommodations are invited to contact the Lewis Center at 609-258-5262 or email LewisCenter@princeton.edu at least one week in advance of the event date.