Season 17

The Blackest Battle

May 16 – June 14, 2020

by Psalmayene 24

Directed by Raymond O. Caldwell and Manna-Symone Middlebrooks

This Hothouse New Play Series commission is possible thanks to the support of the Revada Foundation, the DC Commission on the Arts and Humanities, and Holly Hassett. 

It’s the Fourth of July in the not too distant future. Reparations have been paid to the African-Americans of Chief County—yet Black on Black violence rains down like a fiery storm. In this revolutionary hip-hop musical, Bliss and Dream, members of warring rap factions, fall in love while wrestling with making sense of their turbulent lives. Written by acclaimed DC theatre artist Psalmayene 24,  The Blackest Battle fuses the known and the new for an entirely original spin on urban conflict.

Press

“As shown at Page to Stage, The Blackest Battle appears to have powerful potential as a work of dance, rap, and song to help unpack the horizontal violence that can erupt under a reign of racist hate.”

DC Metro Theater Arts: THE BLACKEST BATTLE (review)

DC Metro Theater Arts: THE BLACKEST BATTLE (review)

Cast and production

Cast


Production Team

Directors  | Raymond O. Caldwell and Manna-Symone Middlebrooks

Get Tickets

Run Time

90min with no intermission


Ticket Prices

Adult – $40
Senior or Military – $30
Students – $20


Radical Neighboring Initiative

Name Your Own Price tickets are available for each performance to make sure that the price of a ticket does not stop anyone from seeing live theater. To claim a ticket under the program just show up at the Box Office one hour before the show and there will be a minimum of 10 Name Your Own Price tickets available.