Voices From the Edge 6.0

New Perspectives Theatre Company presents Voices From the Edge 6.0, a celebration of today’s African-American writers and performers.

UNTITLED & UNFINISHED
Written & Performed by Yolanda Wilkinson

Directed by Melody Brooks

New York, New York! An 18-month odyssey of lunatic roommates, hellhole apartments and strangers in the night as one newcomer struggles to find her place and make it in the Big Apple. A testament to perseverance and hope, and the power of Spoken Word!

WEDNESDAY, FEB 19, 8:00PM

SUNDAY, FEB 23, 4:00PM

TRAVELIN’ SHOES
Written & Performed by Denise Lock

Directed by Stephanie Berry

A Harlem-born sister goes on an archaeological dig to excavate her soul. Her travels take her from Switzerland to Fiji and many other exotic ports of call, as she unknowingly follows in the footsteps of her late father and chases an elusive childhood memory that holds the key to her restlessness.

THURSDAY, FEB 20, 8:00PM

SUNDAY, FEB 23, 7:00PM

GREEN HONEY LOVE
Written by Gail Wynn Huland El

Directed by George Spencer
A story about adultery, deceit, greed, and conspiracy of murder-your everyday comedy. Except for her lover, everyone, including her husband George, thinks Belinda still has the mind of a child after being involved in a terrible car accident that caused severe head injury. What George doesn’t know is that Belinda and her lover are conspiring to kill him before the settlement check arrives.

FRIDAY, FEB 21, 8:00PM

SATURDAY, FEB 22, 8:00PM

PUDDIN’
Written by Tia Dionne Hodge

Directed by George Spencer

This witty and comedic play set in 1987 asks, “Food and Life. How do they connect? What does bread pudding have to do with it all?” A reporter from the Cleveland Plain Dealer has to find out what makes this puddin’ so great, aka, “killer”, while two older women try to resolve an ongoing conflict.

WEDNESDAY, FEB 26, 8:00PM

THURSDAY, FEB 27, 8:00PM

UNREQUITED LOVE
Written & Directed by Melissa Maxwell

The author takes no prisoners in the hilarious, hard-hitting comedy in which six African-American actors, playing 28 different characters in a series of vignettes and monologues, give each side a chance to speak their piece as they explore the dynamics of the male/female relationship today and beg to answer the question: Can we all get along?

FRIDAY, FEB 28, 8:00PM

SATURDAY, MAR 1, 8:00PM