Roots and River Productions

01/19/2020

We are happy to share that tickets on currently on sale for the World Premiere of "Mirrors" by Azure D. Osborne-Lee, which is being produced by Parity Productions at Next Door at New York Theatre Workshop!

10/03/2019

We are very excited to announce that we are recipients of one of this year's Indie Theater Fund Artist Pay and Leadership Grants! Thank you, ITF!

Latest News May 7, 2019 0 ANNOUNCING OUR PARTNERSHIP WITH PENTACLE! The Indie Theater Fund is thrilled to announce our new partnership with Pentacle (https://www.pentacle.org/). Pentacle’s…

09/14/2019

The Public Theater's Emerging Writers Group is currently accepting applications for its 20/21 cycle!

09/10/2019

Applications for the second year of the Eva Yaa Asantewaa Grant for Q***r Women(+) Dance Artists will be open September 10th – November 10th, 2019.

The Eva Yaa Asantewaa Grant for Q***r Women(+) Dance Artists is a $10,000 grant awarded to US-based artists for making cutting-edge dance and movement-based performance work.

| Eva Yaa Asantewaa Grant

09/09/2019

📢Applications for the Creative Opportunity Fund are now OPEN! New York state-based artists and nonprofit organizations are invited to apply for up to $6,000 to support organizational growth or new theatrical works. Find an info session near you to learn more. [WEBSITE] http://bit.ly/2kuYIRN

09/07/2019

Don't miss the September 24th invited reading of "Mirrors" by Azure D Osborne-Lee! Click through to the Parity Productions website for more details on how to reserve your spot.

Mirrors by Azure D. Osborne-Lee, In Development Production from Parity Productions

11/26/2018

Get that money, y'all!

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05/09/2018

Photography by Crystal Arnette

Winner of the 2015 Mario Fratti-Fred Newman Political Play Award
Directed by Kirya Yvonne Traber

Produced by Roots and River Productions, Presented by Downtown Urban Arts Festival
with support from the Arch and Bruce Brown Foundation

Design by Jamie Larson
Stage Management by Chiara H. Johnson
Featuring: Joyia D Bradley, AnJu Hypollite, Crystal Lucas-Perry *, Jordan Randolph, La Rivers, AnnMarie Sykes, and Jak Watson

Photography by Crystal Arnette

02/14/2018

Happy Valentine's Day from Roots and River Productions! Anybody out there wanna show us a little love in the form of a donation today?

Roots and River Productions grew from the small seed of an idea. Artistic Director Azure D. Osborne-Lee moved to New York City and experienced firsthand how difficult it can be for an emerging artist, especially an artist of color, to make headway in the theatre. And so, out of a desire to foster ar...

02/12/2018

Tomorrow is the last day to snag an Early Bird ticket to the Trans Lab Launch Party & Fundraiser. Don't delay!

Join the Trans Lab Fellows for our launch party and fundraiser on February 19! In 2018, four trans and gender non-conforming playwrights/writing teams will develop 4 new plays in the Trans Lab Fellowship supported by the Women’s Project and The Public Theater. Plays written by trans and gender non...

02/07/2018

We're excited to announce that we've received an Arch & Bruce Brown Foundation grant to support our upcoming workshop production of Azure D. Osborne-Lee's full-length play "Mirrors," which will be presented as part of Downtown Urban Arts Festival. More details on how to get tickets soon!

The Arch and Bruce Brown Foundation - Funding for LGBT-Positive Arts Projects Based on, or Inspired by, History

01/28/2018

We've updated our website! Click through to see what's up next for Roots & River!

“Mirrors” by Azure D. Osborne-Lee Winner of the 2015 Mario Fratti-Fred Newman Political Play Award Directed by Kirya Traber Produced by Roots and River Productions, Presented by Downtow…