Black Chair - Monologues from a Movement

October 25, 7:30 p.m.

Monologues from a Movement contains true #MeToo stories from women that touch on several varied aspects of the movement, including personal relationships, social encounters between strangers, overall societal attitudes, religious culture, and the workplace.

A few of these stories will entertain you and even make you laugh. Some will sound all too familiar. Some will be hard to hear. Unfortunately, these stories are not rare. If you know a woman, you likely know somebody with a heartbreaking #MeToo moment she could share if she wanted to.

Viewer Discretion Advised

This staged reading contains mature and sensitive themes, including real-life accounts of rape, religious trauma, victim shaming, personal political perspectives, drug use, suicidal thoughts and the use of explicit language. These subjects may be intense for some audience members.

We recommend that individuals under the age of 18 be accompanied by a trusted adult.

If you or someone you know has been affected by these issues and needs support, please visit RAINN (Rape, Abuse & Incest National Network) (https://rainn.org/), a trusted organization offering resources and assistance to survivors of sexual violence.
If you or some you care about are struggling with your life or have thoughts of suicide, please contact 988 Suicide and Crisis Lifeline.

Thank you for your understanding, and we hope you find the performance impactful.

Doors open 30 minutes before the show.

Black Chair Projects are an exciting branch of Magenta Theater where actors perform staged readings of plays utilizing the bare minimum rehearsal time. Sets are minimal, using primarily black chairs, and lighting is drawn from cues already programmed into the system. Black Chair performances generally run for one or two nights only.

Black Chair - The Complete Works of William Shakespeare (Abridged) [Revised] [Again]

November 9, 7:30 p.m. and November 10, 2:00 p.m.

The cultural touchstone that is The Complete Works of William Shakespeare (Abridged) [Revised] [Again] was born when three inspired, charismatic comics, having honed their pass-the-hat act at Renaissance fairs, premiered their preposterous masterwork at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe in 1987. It quickly became a worldwide phenomenon, earning the title of London’s longest-running comedy after a decade at the Criterion Theatre.

The Complete Works of William Shakespeare (Abridged) [Revised] [Again] is one of the world’s most frequently produced plays and has been translated into several dozen languages. Featured are all 37 of Shakespeare’s plays, meant to be performed in 97 minutes, by three actors. Fast paced, witty, and physical, it’s full of laughter for Shakespeare lovers and haters alike.

Doors open 30 minutes before the show. 

Black Chair Projects are an exciting branch of Magenta Theater where actors perform staged readings of plays utilizing the bare minimum rehearsal time. Sets are minimal, using primarily black chairs, and lighting is drawn from cues already programmed into the system. Black Chair performances generally run for one or two nights only.