play

1970

Poster is printed on tractor-feed computer paper. Top edge of poster has text in orange and red: "Timothy Leary Benefit / Prometheus / Bound / Eschmus". Below is a drawing of a nude male figure (...

Aminata
1985

Poster has black ink printed on white paper. At the top is "Aminata". At the left is a photo of a woman imposed over the facade of the National Theatre. Down the right are production credits for a...

The Night Larry Kramer Kissed Me
1992

Poster has white unprinted edges with black borders, thicker at the top and bottom, printed on white paper. At the top is "Sean Strub, / In Association With Tom Viola, Presents" in black and "The...

Ambrosia
1978

Poster has a black printed background. At the top is "Ambrosia" in white outlined in brown followed by a white circle outlined in brown with an illustration of the profile of a woman wearing a...

Black Picture Show
Late 20th Early 21st Century

Poster has white unprinted edges enclosing a black background with white text and images. At the top left is a white rectangle with half of a face in black. At the top right of the poster is "City...

The Wiz
c.1974

This poster includes a silhouette of a woman with long, stylized hair walking on top of the title "The Wiz" in the top 2/3 of the page. "A Jefferson Performing Arts Production" is below that with...

Sisters
Late 20th Early 21st Century

This poster promotes a play called "Sisters / by Marsha A. Jackson" from the "Oakland Ensemble Theatre". There is a black and white photograph of two women''s faces directed at each other in the...

Three Slices of Life
c.1978

This blue poster promotes a production called "Three Slices / of Life", presented by "The San Francisco Black Writers Workshop / and Western Addition Cultural Center". That information is printed...

High John De Conqueror
Late 20th Early 21st Century

This poster printed on thick, tan paper advertises "African American / Drama Co''s / High John De Conqueror" presented by the "Potrero Hill Neighborhood Community House". There is a sepia-toned...

Voyages
Late 20th Early 21st Century

This black and white poster promotes a production called "Voyages" presented by the "Black Repertory Group" at the "Repertory Community Cultural Arts Center" in Berkeley. The title "Voyages", is...

The Death of the Last Black Man in the Whole Entire World
Late 20th Early 21st Century

Poster has white unprinted edges enclosing a beige background with orange and yellow flames. Across the top is "The Play''s The Thing Presents A Reader''s Theatre Production / Of The Last Black...

Don't Miss
2004

Poster has white unprinted edges enclosing a blue background. At the top is a yellow bar with "Don''t Miss" in white. Down the left is "April 1-May 16, 2004 / Brian Copeland / in / ''Not A /...

Daddy
1983

Poster has white unprinted edges enclosing a black background. At the top is "Daddy" centered with addition white text down the right side with the names of the writer/director, the dates (6/1983...

3 Black One Act Plays
Late 20th Early 21st Century

Poster has black ink printed on yellow paper. At the top is an illustration with tribal masks. At the top right is "Sons/Ancestors / Players / Present" in yellow followed by "3 Black One / Act /...

Two Black One Act Plays
Late 20th Early 21st Century

Poster has black ink printed on white paper. At the top is "Sons/Ancestors Players & CSU Theatre Arts Dept. / Presents / Two Black One Act Plays / In Repertory". At the center is an...

Did Anyone Ever Tell You
Late 20th Early 21st Century

Poster has a yellow printed background. At the top left is a white arrow with "A Play" in black, "written & performed by" in green and "Michael Sullivan" in red. At the top right is a color...

The Killing of Sister George
1969

Poster has a pink pritned background. At the top is a stylized green illustration of a woman''s profile. At the bottom in purple is "The / Killing / of Sister / George" in quotes.

untitled (dancing on rocks)
Late 20th Early 21st Century

Poster shows a color photo of Asian figures dancing on a set with rocks and a red sky. On the rock is a female ballerina and a male soldier on the right. The chorus is at the left. To the bottom...

Voices
Late 20th Early 21st Century

This poster has a black background and a grayscale photograph of a group of women in the lower center. Large, white text above the image introduces "Susan Griffin''s / Voices". Time and location...

Dee Russell
Late 20th Early 21st Century

This poster advertises "A New One-Woman Play" , "Nubian / Princess / Workhorse" starring "Dee Russell" at the "Climate Theatre" in San Francisco. There is an image of an African woman wearing a...

Would you be more careful if it was you that got pregnant?
Late 20th Early 21st Century

Poster has black and white images and text. Dotted background image shows a man with a pregnant belly, with one hand resting on his stomach and the other supporting his back. In the man''s black...

Footprints in Blood
Late 20th Early 21st Century

Poster has a black and white image and orange and black text. Poster shows a North American Indian man with a feather in his hair and a sad expression on his face. Image is a printed copy of a...

Hopi Suite
1989

Poster has an abstract image of a figure in traditional garb at the bottom right of the poster with the silhouette of mountains in the background at the top of the poster. Centered above the image...

Gore Vidal In Conversation With Christopher Hitchens
1998

Poster has a dark brown background with tan text. In the center is an image of two caucasian men. Poster reads, "Celebrating publication of Gore Vidal's 24th novel, The Smithsonian Institution,...

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