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Every 28 Hours is a series of one-minute plays written by 90 contributing artists from across the nation who focus on the widely shared and contested statistic that every twenty-eight
hours a black person in the United States is killed by a vigilante, security guard, or the police.
Inspired by Black Lives Matter, this national project was co-created and first produced by Dominic D'Andrea of the One Minute Play Festival and Claudia Alick of the Oregon Shakespeare Festival after the killing of Michael Brown, a young African American, by a white police officer in Ferguson, Missouri in August 2014.
The Bay Area production of Every 28 Hours opens Friday, October 21st at PianoFight, 144 Taylor Street in San Francisco, for a four-week run October 21-November 12.
The local project was spearheaded by FaultLine Theater which formed a collaboration with A.C.T., Berkeley Rep, Campo Santo, Crowded Fire Theater and Lorraine Hansberry Theatre to mount the production in the Bay Area.
Directors include:
Lorraine Hansberry Theatre's Artistic Director, Steven Anthony Jones,
Donald Lacy, Luna Malbroux, Mina Morita and Tyrone Davis.
Each event is followed by facilitated discussions led by local activists and artists about this critical Civil Rights moment in America.
Johnnie Burrell of International Media TV Shares Community & Film News...
The much talked about and praised movie, Nate Parker's 'Birth Of A Nation,' was released to movie theaters around the country on October 7, 2016. Talk show host, comic, and political commentator Kamau Bell had some concerns about going to see the film. He sat with friends on stage at the Swedish American Hall in San Francisco to discuss the controversy surrounding the film, namely, rape allegations against the director and producer Nate Parker.
Black Panther Party's 50th anniversary celebration arts panel featuring the Party's former Minister of Culture and architect of the Party's newspapers legendary drawings, Emory Douglas, and the creator of the Party's Coloring Book, Akinsanya Kambon. The panel took place at Joyce Gordon Gallery in downtown Oakland, California.
Born in Ghana and raised in America Yaa Gyasi's first novel titled 'HOMEGOING' is a New York Times best seller. It's tells the story of slavery and its impact on families, namely, two half-sisters born in Ghana, one living a life of privilege after marrying a British officer and the other one sold into slavery. She talked about her book at a signing at Octopus Literary Salon in Oakland, California. Her book is a must-read.
Civil rights activist Congressman John Lewis brought his message of hope and non-violence to San Francisco's USF. He also brought his THREE books, each titled MARCH. His focus was the young.
Marcus Books, the oldest Black bookstore in the United States is re-opening.
Congratulations Sherri Young & the African American Shakespeare Company for another great season...
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