In Now, She is Rising, Kristen Adele Calhoun asks, “Is it possible to hold fast to Black joy in a country designed to steal it at every turn? In the midst of ongoing social unrest in the states, one family of women asks “what happens when enough is enough?” As they wrestle with the prospect of leaving the U.S. for good, secrets come to the surface and truths are laid bare.
Now, She is Rising, written by Kristen Adele Calhoun and Directed by Eric Lockley (TMTC, “Date Me”) will premiere Thursday, June 17, 2021 on Youtube and run for two weeks, until Thursday, July 1. Watch FREE of charge.
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Written by Kristen Adele Calhoun
Cast:
Brittany Bellizeare—Zhanise Greenlee
Stephanie Berry—Ketta Calloway
Nikkole Salter —LaShaundra Calloway
Videography and Editing: Neville Braithwaite
Sound Design: Gabby Henderson
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CREATIVE TEAM
ABOUT THE CO-PRODUCERS
HARLEM9
Founded in 2010, OBIE award-winning Harlem9 is a collaborative producing organization, comprised of a group of 6 Black theater professionals (Spencer Scott Barros, Sandra A. Daley-Sharif, Bryan E. Glover, Garlia Cornelia Jones, Eric Lockley and Jonathan McCrory) from various backgrounds. Our mission is to produce together, exploring the past, present and future of black culture, celebrating its rich and diverse history of storytelling. We aim to support and nurture Black voices, authentically celebrating the diverse stories and complexity of the African Diaspora. In 2020, Harlem9 celebrated the 10th anniversary of its Obie Award-winning annual event, “48Hours in...™Harlem”. We are happy to have been able to expand “48Hours in...™” to the Bronx, NY; Detroit, MI; and the National Black Theater Festival in Winston-Salem, NC. For more information, visit: www.harlem9.org.
HARLEM STAGE
Harlem Stage is the performing arts center that bridges Harlem’s cultural legacy to contemporary artists of color and dares to provide the artistic freedom that gives birth to new ideas.
For nearly 40 years our singular mission has been to perpetuate and celebrate the unique and diverse artistic legacy of Harlem and the indelible impression it has made on American culture. We provide opportunity, commissioning and support for artists of color, make performances easily accessible to all audiences and introduce children to the rich diversity, excitement and inspiration of the performing arts. For more information, please visit harlemstage.org.
THE LUCILLE LORTEL THEATRE
The Lucille Lortel Theatre's mission is to sustain and advance Off-Broadway by creating awareness, appreciation, and encouraging the continued growth of Off-Broadway; assisting with theatrical infrastructure and capacity building; and developing educational programs fostering the next generation of theatre makers. The Theatre has several major programs, including the Lucille Lortel Awards and Playwrights’ Sidewalk, Internet Off-Broadway Database (IOBDB.com), Non-Profit Theatre Strategic and Management Services, Live at the Lortel podcast, NYC Public High School Playwriting Fellowship, Subsidized Theatre Space, and Fellowships in Theatre with Bennington College. For more information, please visit www.lortel.org.
ABOUT CONSEQUENCES
In November 2020, Harlem9, Harlem Stage and The Lucille Lortel Theatre announced CONSEQUENCES, a digital programming series collaboration designed to empower and commission works by BIPOC creatives. CONSEQUENCES asked the writers to demonstrate how the 2020 election impacted the writer, their community, or their country, given the current cultural, social, and political landscape. Through newly commissioned, original works showcased in an accessible digital programming series, this inaugural collaboration will provide a storytelling platform for BIPOC artists whose work continues to be sorely undervalued – and underrepresented – in the arts. Whether online, on the stage, or through other artistic mediums, we will continue to honor our organizations’ founding missions to create opportunities to elevate the voices that must be heard, champion the stories that must be told, and serve diverse audiences.”