New Brooklyn Theatre’s inaugural programming began in partnership with Brooklyn’s ninth annual Bed-Stuy Alive! Festival. All performances were staged at House of Art Gallery, except for The Gift, which was part of the Bed-Stuy Alive! Gala Kick-Off Street Festival on Fulton Street between Marcy and Kingston Avenues.

Bed-Stuy Alive! Festival

The Gift
by Cherrye J. Davis
October 12, 2013

Presented in the
Bed-Stuy Alive! Gala Kick-Off Street Festival

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Dirty Little Black Girls
by Patricia Ione Lloyd
October 14, 2013
Directed by Michael Goldfried

Featuring: Ngozi Anyanwu, Jennifer Fouche, LaTonia Phipps, Eboni Witcher

A Photograph: Lovers in Motion
by Ntozake Shange
October 16, 2013
Directed by Courtney Harge
Presented in collaboration with Colloguy Collective

Featuring: Makeda Abraham, Ayomide Akinsanya, Rae Charles, José Roldan Jr., Jahi Kassa Taquara

Bar Code
by Truthworker Theatre Company
October 13, 2013
Directed by Samara Gaev

Featuring: Kayla Brathwaite, Ricky Matos, Sarah Martinez, Oddisey Miller, Zafar Mohammed, Rebecca Oliver, Richard Perez, Deseree Ramos, Ethan Romero, Destiny ‘Kitty’ Sorrentini, Ingrid Troncoso, Destini Young

HOMEGROWN: Screenings of Brooklyn Filmmakers
October 15, 2013
Presented in collaboration with Front Stoop Productions

Featuring Films by: Tahir Jetter, Kevin Walker, Nikyatu Jusu, Steven Caple Jr., Blitz the Ambassador & Terrence Nance, Christina Choe

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Sound is Vibration
by Brian ‘Dyalekt’ Kushner
October 17, 2013
Directed by Niegel Smith
Music by Jamie Simmonds

Featuring: Miriam Hyman, Susan Heyward, Gus Gauntlett, Jason Grimste, Renee Floresca, Michael McManus, Cherrye J. Davis