Freshly Rooted: With Michael Oatman

Date & Time

Venue The Little Haiti Cultural Center
212 NE 59th Ter.
Miami, FL 33137 GET DIRECTIONS

Phone Number 661.547.2815

One play per hour starting at 6 p.m. Freshly Rooted is a "new works" series that includes a staged reading of new works to engage with audiences and introduce community members to brave new voices, telling stories in innovative and bold new ways.

For this installment, it highlights four plays and playwright, Michael Oatman, former Playwright-In-Residence at Karamu Theater, the oldest African American theater in the country. The four plays that will be stage-read include:

“The Slap”: In the wake of the Will Smith/ Chris Rock Oscar slap incident - Jada Pinkett Smith flashes back to the rocky origin of her marriage which was born out of a love triangle between her, Will Smith and Tupac Shakur.

“Not a Uterus in Sight”: A female college professor is arrested by a Black FBI agent after giving an incendiary speech at an abortion protest that leads to the death of a police officer.

“The Benediction”: A shadowy bad man pays a visit to a troubled pastor in search of a crucial piece of information.

“Far From a Distant Shore”: Albert Einstein, WEB DuBois, and Paul Robeson meet at Einstein’s home to settle old scores and work on the 1946 Anti-lynching petition.