Theater Alliance

“Under Raymond and Jen’s stewardship, Theater Alliance has become a cornerstone of community engagement and socially-conscious theater in DC. I’ve had the honor of witnessing firsthand Raymond and Jen’s passionate commitment. They demonstrate remarkable dedication to their staff and creative teams, embodying a genuine ability to nurture others. Their leadership is characterized by friendship, care, and fostering connections – making them a rare and invaluable gift to the theater and to our entire community.”

Head to the link in our bio to read an update from Shanara honoring the incredible work of outgoing managing director Jen Clements and outgoing artistic director Raymond Caldwell, and please please show them some love on the digital memo board also linked.

We love you both so dearly, thank you for all you do.

Join us after the show on June 22nd for a panel discussion on the state of LGBTQIA+ freedoms in DC, hosted by Capital Pride!

The discussion is free to all attending Poetry for the People, tickets for the performance are available at tinyurl.com/PoetryForThePeople24

Join us for closing weekend of Poetry for the People: The June Jordan Experience, June 20-23 at ! Tickets are available at the link in our bio.

Join us after the show for a literary reading by The Inner Loop!
The Inner Loop creates inclusive and accessible opportunities for our diverse network of both emerging and established writers to connect with each other, to connect to their community, and to transform the written word into a shared experience through the act of reading aloud.

Tickets for the Poetry for the People are available at tinyurl.com/PoetryForThePeople24 and the link in our bio.

Only two weeks left to catch the triumphant remount of Poetry for the People: The June Jordan Experience, June 13-16 at and June 20-22 at
Get your tickets now at the link in our bio, and check our page for more info on upcoming community events and post show programming!

Join us after the show for a night with Story District!
Story District teaches and showcases the art of true, first-person storytelling to inspire, connect, and build a community of diverse voices within the Washington, DC region and beyond.

The performance is free for all attending Poetry for the People, tickets are available at tinyurl.com/PoetryForThePeople24

Stick around after our shows at Culture House this week for post show programming from The Inner Loop and Story District! Tickets available at the link in our bio.

Thank you to the folks at for hosting pre-show programming for Day of Action today!

One more performance at Dance Place before Poetry for the People is onto Culture House ! Get your tickets at the link in our bio.

Join us tonight at 6:00p for a conversation with members of Teaching for Change on Day of Action! is a commitment by educators to teach full and accurate U.S. history and current events, and to affirm the humanity of all students and staff. It is a call to raise awareness of the dangers of lying to students about the existence and persistence of structural and systemic racism, and all forms of oppression.

Teaching for Change will host an interactive information booth as well as a book swap for teachers! Bring a book that has impacted you, and walk away with one that has impacted another educator.

Thank you to for sharing the On the Same Page program with us at Theater Alliance!

Join us the rest of this weekend for an interactive poetry experience with and before the show Saturday for the Day of Action with !

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Get your tickets at the link in our bio and join us after the show for one of our community events! The calendar for the week is pinned to our profile, we have readings and performances by artists from and , in addition to pre-show programming and a book swap by this Saturday. Don’t miss out!

Join us before the show for a conversation with members of Teaching for Change on Day of Action! is a commitment by educators to teach full and accurate U.S. history and current events, and to affirm the humanity of all students and staff. It is a call to raise awareness of the dangers of lying to students about the existence and persistence of structural and systemic racism, and all forms of oppression.

Teaching for Change will host an interactive information booth as well as a book swap for teachers! Bring a book that has impacted you, and walk away with one that has impacted another educator.

Tickets to Poetry for the People: The June Jordan Experience are available at tinyurl.com/PoetryForThePeople24



Voices of the Revolution Dance Place Adrienne Torf

Join us before the show for a conversation with members of Teaching for Change on Day of Action! is a commitment by educators to teach full and accurate U.S. history and current events, and to affirm the humanity of all students and staff. It is a call to raise awareness of the dangers of lying to students about the existence and persistence of structural and systemic racism, and all forms of oppression.

Teaching for Change will host an interactive information booth as well as a book swap for teachers! Bring a book that has impacted you, and walk away with one that has impacted another educator.

Tickets to Poetry for the People: The June Jordan Experience are available at tinyurl.com/PoetryForThePeople24



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Join us after the show June 6th for a post show conversation and writing experience with Free Minds Book Club & Writing Workshop!
Attendees will have the opportunity to participate in an interactive, arts-based program called Free Minds: On the Same Page where formerly incarcerated Free Minds members share their lived experiences and invite participants to read and respond to poetry by incarcerated poets. Participants respond “on the same page,” and these responses are later mailed to the incarcerated poets in a mutual exchange that fosters a sense of community and belonging for all involved.
The reading is free for all attending Poetry for the People, tickets for the performance are available at tinyurl.com/PoetryForThePeople24



Free Minds Book Club & Writing Workshop Dance Place

Poetry for the People is onto its next stop! Get your tickets now at the link in our bio and check out one of our community events at Dance Place! Details to come on our FB and IG pages.



Dance Place Free Minds Book Club & Writing Workshop Voices of the Revolution Teaching for Change Zinn Education Project

Join for an unforgettable evening at the annual Night of Q***r Expression, a FULL-STORE pride event, on Monday, 6/3 at 7:30pm at in Brookland. Let your spirit soar with your host, the charismatic !

This vibrant space welcomes ALL gender identities, inviting everyone in our beautiful community to share their words, stories, and emotions on the mic. Audience members will be treated to a rich tapestry of voices, blending the art of seasoned spoken word with the raw passion of newcomers, and so much more!

Tickets available at www.capitalpride.org/expression

Join us after the show on Sunday for a fireside chat with co-adapter Adrienne Torf and poet, oral historian, and alum of June Jordan’s Poetry for the People @ UC Berkeley Kelly Navies, hosted by Mahogany Books’ Brianna Littlejohn! Tickets for Sunday’s show are available at the link in our bio and at tinyurl.com/PoetryForThePeople24

POETRY FOR THE PEOPLE: the June Jordan Experience
May 31 - June 23
Theater Alliance revisits the wildly successful and profoundly needed work from 2021 which shines a light on the life, writing, activism, and creative spirit of June Jordan. Through music, poetry, letters, and conversations, this kaleidoscopic work celebrates the legacy of a Black woman whose words still hold resonance today. Recipient of the Helen Hayes Award for Outstanding New Adaptation.

For Tix: https://theateralliance.my.salesforce-sites.com/ticket/ #/events/a0SPh000000QFg9MAG

Catch Voices of the Revolution after our June 7, 8, and 9 shows!

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It’s opening weekend for Poetry for the People and we have a month of events lined up at our four tour stops! Keep your eyes on our social pages for updates on what to expect and get your tickets now at the link in our bio.

The Helen Hayes Award-winning show from 2022 is back… this time, traveling to different venues throughout DC.

One of the most widely-published and highly-acclaimed writers of her generation, poet, playwright, and essayist June Jordan was known for her fierce commitment to human rights and political activism. A contemporary of Alice Walker and Adrienne Rich, Jordan “spent her life stitching together the personal and political so the seams didn’t show.” With June Jordan’s own words as the core, Poetry for the People brings together words, music, post-it notes, and the many other media that tell the story of a life well-lived.

Get your tickets now for Poetry for the People: The June Jordan Experience at the link in our bio and tinyurl.com/PoetryForThePeople24

Performances in all quadrants!
SOUTHEAST – May 31 – June 2: Anacostia Arts Center
NORTHEAST – June 6 – 9: Dance Place
SOUTHWEST – June 13 – 16: Culture House
NORTHWEST – June 20 – 23: Dupont Underground

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Get your tickets now for the touring production of Poetry for the People: The June Jordan Experience at the link in our bio or tinyurl.com/PoetryForThePeople24

Congratulations to Johamy Morales, Kelly Colburn, Dylan Uremovich, and the ensemble of This Girl Laughs, This Girl Cries, This Girl Does Nothing (Ezinne Elele, Natalia Fyfe, Anna Shafer, Lo**ta Marie, DeJeanette Horne) on their wins at last night’s Helen Hayes Awards!

Announcing locations for the upcoming tour of the Helen Hayes Award winning “Poetry for the People: The June Jordan Experience” and we’ve got a stop in each quadrant! Don’t wait to grab seats to the location of your choice! Tickets available on our website, at the link in our bio, and at tinyurl.com/PoetryForThePeople24

Moving day for Theater Alliance! 🚚📦

Head to tinyurl.com/TAMovingDay or the link in our story for an update from Shanara!

Send some love to Sydney Dionne, taking the stage as Ruth in The Trans-Atlantic Time Traveling Company this weekend!

Sydney Dionne (she/her) is elated to be joining Theatre Alliance for the first time in this beautiful production! Most recently, she has performed with Imagination Stage: A Year With Frog and Toad (Lady Bird, Young Frog); Constellation Theatre: Once On This Island (Erzulie); Rorschach Theatre: Sometimes the Rain, Sometimes The Sea (Raincloud), Night of the Living Dead (Judy); Next Stop Theatre Company: 46 Plays for First Ladies; Lucky Stiff (Dominique du Monaco); Catholic University: Children of Eden (Aysha) and Hamlet (Ophelia). She is extremely grateful to her family and friends who provide her with endless support! Tiktok/IG:

It’s the final weekend to catch The Trans-Atlantic Time Traveling Company! Get your tickets now at the link in our bio and at theateralliance.com