Blood at the Root

07/29/2023

Some kinda fire we conjuring together.

05/06/2016

Well thanks for the shout out The New Yorker! Two weeks left!

http://www.newyorker.com/goings-on-about-town/theatre/blood-at-the-root-2

The air is hot—“so hot,” the students say in a rhythmic, crescendoing patter, an early sign of the stylizations to come. There are six of them, high-schoolers in near-contemporary Louisiana, surrounded by hints of uneasiness—some overt, some less so—about race and sexuality. When one of them decides...

04/28/2016

A beautiful little vid of audience responses from our opening night!

Hear what audiences are saying about Hi-Arts and National Black Theatre's presentation of New York City Premiere of Penn State Centre Stage's Production of B...

04/27/2016

Opening night images! Playing through May 15!

Opening Night!! This show kicked off with a and we could not have done it without our presenting partner Hi-ARTS and Penn State Centre Theatre. Check out the imagines from the celebration and do not miss out on this experience from the Dramaturgical Lobby to the show to the thought provoking talkbacks. Join in on the conversation today and get your tickets: bit.ly/OurRoot

Photos taken by Jen Diaz

04/24/2016

Thank you BAM-iT! for coming out to support and putting together this interview with cast and director!

Meet the cast & director tackling racial tension head on in the NY premiere of "Blood at the Root" by Dominique Morisseau. April 23 - May 15, 2016 at Nationa...

04/22/2016

Today's comes after Preview #2 at The National Black Theatre: Institute for Action Arts! Thanks for the full house, NYC! Spread the word!

Top L: BATR performs at the Kennedy Center in DC as part of winning the One Mic Hip Hop Theatre Award, April 2014.

Top R: BATR on their Penn State Campus tour, Jan 2014.

Bottom: in rehearsal, 2013/14

04/19/2016

Here we go, NYC! Another shout out and this one from American Theatre!

Excited for previews to start this Wednesday!

Dominique Morisseau's play, written for Penn State graduate acting students, comes home after uncomfortably resonating around the world.

04/14/2016

Nice little shout from the New York Times! We're excited and honored to be keep this work going here in NYC!

Get your tickets y'all.
No seriously. Now.

https://www.facebook.com/events/1124630524256283/

This work by Dominique Morisseau, directed by Steve Broadnax, has toured globally, bringing difficult discussions of race and justice along with it.

04/07/2016

It begins!
Or rather... It Continues!

Thank you The National Black Theatre: Institute for Action Arts and Hi-ARTS for hosting such a great kick-off for us this week! We're honored and excited!

Hey BATR fans: You. Tickets. NOW.
http://www.nationalblacktheatre.org/ #!on-stage-now/cig5

03/23/2016

We're here, NYC at the The National Black Theatre: Institute for Action Arts in Harlem! Get your tickets now! April 20 - May 15.

09/22/2015

Some seriously awesome news for our beloved Dominique.

Make sure to check out her newest play, Skeleton Crew, at the Atlantic Theater Company, in January!

Branden Jacobs-Jenkins and Dominique Morisseau will each get a $50,000 grant as reciepients of the Steinberg Playwright Awards.

09/17/2015

Thanks to Ms. Dade and her students from Central High School for joining us last night at the Argenta Community Theater. It was fabulous to have you and to speak to you afterward!

We open tomorrow night as part of the 2015 ACANSA Arts Festival — for tickets, visit http://bit.ly/1FOk1fH