Duke Williams News

Set in the ancient city of ROME- under the burning stars on a backyard terrace, and proceeding into a plush interior for intimate scenes, join us for a night of Shakespeare to remember.

Black Petal Theatre Group and The Tank will present 'Austin' by Clovis Kapongo later this April. The show will run for two weeks at the theatre for its limited run there, and will hopefully continue in a new home in the near future.

JOCUNDA FESTIVAL presents the award-winning playwright Robert Bowie Jr.'s Black Lives Matter play, THE GRACE OF GOD & THE MAN MACHINE, formerly known as 'ONAJE', will appear on Sunday, October 25th at 8:00 p.m. EST on Zoom. Donations are $15.00.

The Riant Theatre the Audelco Award-winning nonprofit providing a nurturing developmental environment for playwrights and theatre creators of diverse cultural backgrounds -- proudly presents THE STRAWBERRY ONE-ACT FESTIVAL. Rajendra Ramoon Maharaj, a Riant and Strawberry Festival Alumni kicks off the festival with his new play WHEN YOU COME FOR ONE OF US, YOU COME FOR ALL OF US. AKA THIS IS AMERICA on Wednesday, September 18th at 6pm and Thursday, September 19th at 8:30pm in Series A.

Veteran Nollywood filmmaker Koby Maxwell of KM Productions has crossed over to the U.S. market with a slick new offering in the Short Horror and Psychological Thriller space: 'The Wrong One.'

The Riant Theatre (Van Dirk Fisher, Artistic Director) presents the 31st season of THE STRAWBERRY ONE-ACT FESTIVAL, A Celebration of Cultural Diversity.

The Riant Theatre's Strawberry One-Act Festival presents the Semi-Finals.  Join us and cast your votes for the Best Play.  Performances for the Semi-Finals are Tues, May 22, Wed, May 23 and Thurs, May 24th at 6pm and 8:30pm.  After the Semi-Finals (2) two plays will be eliminated from each Semi-Finals night.

The Riant Theatre's Strawberry One-Act Festival presents the Semi-Finals. Join us and cast your votes for the Best Play. Performances for the Semi-Finals are Tues, May 22, Wed, May 23 and Thurs, May 24th at 6pm and 8:30pm. After the Semi-Finals (2) two plays will be eliminated from each Semi-Finals night.

Human beings are in constant pursuit of happiness, acceptance, guidance and above all, love.

SNAPSHOTS IN TRANSIT weaves a rhythmic poetic tapestry of 5 'seasoned' adult characters evaluating and coming to terms with; love, life trials, family upbringing, politics, and honoring one's nationality in often dire and humorous aspects.

When it comes to writing, there's a well-known adage that advises, 'write what you know.' Three years ago, I embraced that age-old wisdom and set out to write my first play.