Street Scenes
Date: December 5 - December 7
Location: Black Box Theatre
UMBC Theatre presents Street Scenes, with by Langston Hughes and his contemporaries, and music Kurt Weill and others. This production is adapted and directed by Eve Muson, with musical direction by Andrew Hann.
Street Scenes weaves together scenes and songs from Langston Hughes, his contemporaries, and artistic descendants — playwrights who, like Hughes, explored the promises and failures of the American Dream. Their works pulse with young characters fighting barriers of class, faith, work, and identity, all bound by a shared mission: honoring the dignity of everyday people.
A fully musical production, Muson’s adaptation includes text and songs from Kurt Weill, Arthur Miller, Lillian Helman, Clifford Odets, Lorrainne Hansberry, August Wilson, and other 20th century artists.
Performances
Friday, December 5, 7:30 p.m. — Opening Night Reception
Saturday, December 6, 2 p.m. — Free Performance for UMBC students
Saturday, December 6, 7:30 p.m
Sunday, December 7, 2 p.m. — Free Performance for UMBC Students
Content Disclosure: This play contains small acts of aggression, brief acts of intimacy (kissing both romantic and aggressive).
$15 general public, $10 for the UMBC community (students, faculty, staff, alumni), $10 seniors.
Please visit here to reserve seats.
The Black Box Theatre is easy to visit, with plenty of free parking. Please visit here for directions and parking information.
Poster artwork by Eric Abele.
This event is supported in part by the Arts+ initiative.