August 19, 20, 26, 27 at 7pm

August 21, 28 at 5pm

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Coalescence Theatre Project presents CROWNS a Gospel Musical, by Regina Taylor, directed by Elaine Hill with Music Direction by Deonte Mosely, Lorraine Loving serves as Assistant Music Director, Choreography by Lyndetta Alsberry, Assistant Director Armoni Conner, and Set Design by Ron Frazier.

CROWNS is a moving and celebratory musical play in which hats become a springboard for an exploration of Black history and identity as seen through the eyes of a young Black woman who has come down South to stay with her aunt after her brother is killed in Brooklyn.

Hats are everywhere, in exquisite variety, and the characters use the hats to tell tales concerning everything from the etiquette of hats to their historical and contemporary social functioning. There is a hat for every occasion, from flirting to churchgoing to funerals to baptisms, and the tradition of hats is traced back to African rituals and slavery and forward to the New Testament and current fashion.

The Coalescence Theatre Project is a nationally recognized and award-winning theatre that exists as an educational outreach program to expand interest in theatre and encourage, and develop new talent. We focus on unheard stories and offer a place where the silent and the underrepresented have a voice. We aspire to be a home where learning is key, play and discovery are celebrated, and our audience reflects the diversity of our community.

CAST

Yolanda
Darraugh Griffin

Mother Shaw
Treyce' L. Gaston-Spears

Wanda
Claron Sharrieff

Jeanette
Kirchell Butcher

Mabel
Enya Hastings

Velma
Christie Holmes Hursey Vellella

Man
Stevie Hines

Choir
Ja'MyKah Morris
Brandi Thornton