Happy Saturday!
We are thrilled to invite you to a special evening at The Public Theater in New York City! Blackboard Plays and Black Girls Do Theater are combining forces for a performance of JORDANS By Ife Olujobi, directed by Whitney White at The Public. Join us on Friday, May 10th at 7:30pm!
Tickets are $40 (no taxes/fees) and you can reserve your seat with the registration form HERE. If you are interested in attending, then this might be your last chance as the production is nearly sold out! It’s just THAT good.
Once you register, you will be contacted by The Public’s Box office to complete your purchase. We have a block of seats, held – so this is an opportunity for our community to see the show!
If you are not able to make it on Friday, May 10th, you can use code GARLIA40 to unlock $40 seats for any other performance. Click the link HERE, or the button below to purchase $40 Tix for other dates!
CW: JORDANS contains sexually explicit content, nudity, vomit, violence, and blood. This production also uses herbal cigarettes, haze, and strobe lights. We encourage you to contact us (info@publictheater.org or 212.967.7555) if you have questions about any production.
ABOUT THE PLAY
JORDANS
By Ife Olujobi
Directed by Whitney White
A bitingly funny, wildly imaginative new play by The Public’s Emerging Writers Group alumnus Ife Olujobi, JORDANS is a piercing exploration of assimilation, racial capitalism, success, and survival. At an overwhelmingly white workplace where appearance is everything, a long-suffering receptionist finds herself in personal, professional, and psychic jeopardy when her ruthless boss hires a hip new employee in an effort to improve the company’s image and “culture.” Suddenly, the two young, Black social climbers are forced together and torn apart by their race, ambition, and otherworldly circumstances. JORDANS is a story of identity mistaken, power subverted, and rage unleashed. Don’t miss this bold new play directed by Obie Award winner Whitney White about what it takes to stay on top.
JORDANS contains sexually explicit content, nudity, vomit, violence, and blood. This production also uses herbal cigarettes, haze, and strobe lights. We encourage you to contact us (info@publictheater.org or 212.967.7555) if you have questions about any production.
This is also a special production for Blackboard because Naomi Lorrain, who plays Jordan was one of the Finalists in the 2nd Annual Black Motherhood and Parenting New Play Festival (BMPFest), and we produced her play, Theresa. Check out Naomi’s conversation with Blackboard Founder, Garlia Cornelia Jones. BMPFest is a festival that was co-created between Blackboard Plays and PAAL (Parent Artist Advocacy League) that supports the stories of Black Parents and Caregivers, highlighting the experiences of Black Families.
ABOUT BLACKBOARD PLAYS
Since 2008, Blackboard Plays has been devoted to Black Playwrights throughout the African Diaspora. Blackboard Reading Series was incubated at nancy manocherian’s the cell in Chelsea’s Manhattan as a resident series for 10 years, before making their new physical home pre-pandemic in The Mary Rodgers Room at The Dramatists Guild in 2018. Over the last 15 years, they have given first readings to Black playwrights including Jocelyn Bioh, Aurin Squire and Tony nominated Jordan E. Cooper.
Feature Readings and Community Nights are two ways that Blackboard supports the development of new work by Black Playwrights. Since 2020, Blackboard has been in partnership with the Parent Artist Advocacy League (PAAL) to produce the Black Motherhood and Parenting New Play Festival, supporting the work of Black artists with Families and their stories. Blackboard was founded by Garlia Cornelia Jones. www.blackboardplays.com
ABOUT BLACK GIRLS DO THEATER
Black Girls Do Theater is a cultural agency creating community spaces for Black Femme-Identifying theater artists. www.blackgirlsdotheater.com
