WACO Theater Center

Marty and the Hands that Could by Josh Wilder
2023-05-12 20:00 - 21:30, 2023-05-11 20:00 - 21:30, 2023-05-07 14:00 - 15:30, 2023-05-06 14:00 - 15:30, 2023-05-05 20:00 - 21:30, 2023-05-04 20:00 - 21:30, 2023-04-30 18:00 - 19:30, 2023-04-30 14:00 - 15:30 (America/Los_Angeles) and 3 more dates | Watts Labor Community Action Committee, 10950 South Central Avenue, Los Angeles, CA, 90059, United States
WACO Theater Center and Watts Village Theater Company present the world premier of Marty and the Hands that Could by Josh Wilder, directed by Larry Powell.
Released from prison on the eve of his 25th birthday, Marty returns home to his family, equipped with a handwritten manuscript and big dreams to turn his life around. But his cousin Junior has also come home with problems of his own, setting them on a collision course as they struggle to break free of the curse that has haunted their family for generations. Can Marty put his hands to good use, or is his fate already written?

Featured Artists: Aaron Shaw, Adrianne Embry^, Akilah Walker*, Bernadette Speakes, Camden Coley, Dessaline Etienne^, Joshua R. Lamont*, Joy DeMichelle*, Matthew Elam, Montae Russell*, Nefta Perry^, Robert Lee Hardy^
Design & Production Team: Alexis Tongue (Sound Design), Chels Morgan (Intimacy & Fight Director), Dr. Marcus Norris (Composer), Ebonie Durham (Assistant Stage Manager), Jessica Moneá Evans (Stage Manager), Jo Siri (Props Designer), Josh Wilder (Writer), Larry Powell (Director), Michéal D. Ricks (Lighting Design), Sankara McCain (Costume Design), Wesley T. Jones (Assistant Director), Yohannes Yamassee (Scenic Design)

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*Member of Actor’s Equity Association

Witness | Artist Talk: Storytelling Through Film
2023-05-07 15:00 - 16:00 | WACO Theater Center, 5144 Lankershim Blvd, Los Angeles, CA, 91601, United States
WITNESS Exhibition Programming
Artist Talk: Storytelling Through Film
Sunday, May 7
3:00p – 4:00p
A conversation with Sophia Nahli Allison, Amber J. Phillips and Dana Davenport about their process, practice, and perspectives around amplifying Black femme narratives through film. Moderated by Jaunice Sills McSwain (Chairwoman Emeritus, Black Women Film Network)

Black Terror at the Seattle Black Film Festival
2022-05-01 09:00 - 17:00 | CA
WACO celebrated the 19th annual Seattle Black Film Festival and animated the halls of the Langston Hughes Performing Arts
Institute in Seattle’s historically Black Central District. This was a screening of the Evolution of African Dance and discussion of Black Terror.

More about the festival: The three-day weekend of in-person and video-on-demand screenings, panels, and events will host an international selection of over forty feature films, music videos, documentaries, and short films; showcasing the range and depth of the Black experience on screen.
