Karamu’s 2024-25 mainstage theater season has opened with a revival of Ossie Davis’s now classic Purlie Victorious, directed by Treva Offutt, who also directed last season’s opener, Clyde. The comedy, which finds a way to laugh at segregation, opened September 27 and runs through October 20.
Next up will be the perennial Karamu favorite Black Nativity, which returns to Playhouse Square but this time in a new location — the Hanna Theatre. The stirring musical will be co-directed by Karamu CEO Tony Sias and choreographer Errin Weaver. Dr. David Thomas is the show’s musical director. Opening night is November 30 and the show will run through December 15.
Weathering, a drama that centers the issue of birth trauma among black women, will be the season’s third production. Written by Harrison David Rivers, the show will be directed by Nina Domingue, Karamu’s Associate Artistic Director. The play will run March 7 through March 30.
The mainstage season will close with the production of Choir Boy, set around the Charles R. Drew Prep School for Boys. The play is written by Tarell Alvin McCraney and will be directed by Nathan Henry. Running dates are April 25 through May 18, 2025.
Tickets are available via the Karamu website or by calling the box office at 216795.7077.
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