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A Midsummer Night's Dream
By: William Shakespeare
Directed by: Martin Jarvis
Starring: Tara Lynne Barr, Erin Bennett, Jamie Bamber, Janine Barris, Brendan Bradley, Chris Butler, Kyle Colerider-Krugh, Sue Cremin, Héctor Elizondo, Logan Fahey, Glenne Headly, Simon Helberg, Stacy Keach, David Krumholtz, Danny Mann, Jon Matthews, Kira Sternbach, André Sogliuzzo
Air Date: January 17, 2020
Shakespeare combined his love of theater with Greek mythology and the supernatural to create what is arguably his most playfully imaginative work. From love potions to bizarre transformations to the unforgettable play-within-a-play, A Midsummer Night’s Dream is a non-stop delight, and remains one of the milestones of the Bard’s canon.
Original music by Mark Holden with Matt Starr and Wes Dewberry.
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Pressure
By: David Haig
Directed by: Martin Jarvis
Starring: Jonathan Cake, Sarah Drew, Mike McShane, James Morrison
Air Date: January 24, 2020
A Scottish meteorologist locks horns with his American counterpart as both men try to predict the weather for D-Day.
Behind The Sheet
By: Charly Evon Simpson
Directed by: Rosalind Ayres, Inger Tudor
Starring: Dominique Morisseau, Josh Stamberg, Karen Malina White
Air Date: January 31, 2020
In 1840’s Alabama, a slave-owning doctor performs medical experiments on involuntary subjects – enslaved women – in an effort to solve problems during pregnancy.
Relativity
By: Cassandra Medley
Directed by: Stuart K. Robinson
Starring: Judyann Elder, Deidrie Henry, James Pickens Jr., Jason Ritter
Air Date: February 7, 2020
Kalima, a fledgling molecular scientist looking to come into her own, has a difficult time owning her father's flawed research.
A Raisin in the Sun
By: Lorraine Hansberry
Directed by: Lou Bellamy
Starring: Judyann Elder, Rutina Wesley, Corey Hawkins
Air Date: February 14, 2020
With her late husband’s insurance money finally in hand, Mama Lena dreams of moving to a better home. However, her children have other plans.
Ceremonies in Dark Old Men
By: Lonne Elder III
Directed by: Judyann Elder
Starring: Glynn Turman, Rocky Carroll
Air Date: February 21, 2020
Russel Parker's Harlem barbershop is floundering and his reliance on his daughter's income is a burden, so he gets involved in shady undertakings.
A Lesson Before Dying
By: Ernest J. Gaines
Directed by: Nick Olcott
Starring: Keith Glover, Jamahl Marsh
Air Date: February 28, 2020
In a small Louisiana Cajun community, Jefferson, a young illiterate black man, is falsely convicted of murder and sentenced to death.
Pretty Fire (Excerpts)
By: Charlayne Woodard
Directed by: Stuart K. Robinson
Starring: Charlayne Woodard
Air Date: February 28, 2020
Charlayne Woodard tells the moving tale of her African-American family through three generations of love, struggle, and triumph.
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