The Blackest Battle (POSTPONED)
May 16 – June 14, 2020
by Psalmayene 24
Please note, due to the COVID-19 pandemic, this production has been postponed. Please visit our site again soon for updates on production dates and next season’s programming.
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
DC Metro Theater Arts: THE BLACKEST BATTLE (review)
Cast and production
Cast
Production Team
Directors | Raymond O. Caldwell and Manna-Symone Middlebrooks