a staged reading
written by Suzan-Lori Parks
directed by Jack Isaac Pryor
created by students in the Black Feminist Performance Workshop
Thursday, April 27, 2023
Abington Art Gallery, Room 116 Woodland
6pm, followed by a reception
Access Information:
This event is free and open to the public. Seating, however, is limited, so we recommend making advance reservations using this link.The performance takes place in the Penn State Abington Art Gallery which is located in the Woodland Building, room 116. It is a small, indoor space; we are asking audience members to please wear a mask to protect one another and the performers (who will be unmasked). Masks will be provided for anyone who does not have one.
If you are driving to the event from off-campus, you can check in at the Parking Lot Kiosk at the College’s main entrance on Woodland Road, and they will direct you to available parking. See directions to the campus here and the interactive campus map here. Note: Wheelchair accessible parking is available and can be reserved by request via advance reservations.
The Abington Art Gallery is wheelchair accessible via the rear of the building (near parking lot M). The doors are automatic. From there, you take the elevator from the 2nd floor (street-level) to the 1st floor of the Woodland Building and make a left; the gallery will be on your left in room 116. The doors to the gallery are not automatic but they are wheelchair accessible. The performance will be seated, and seating is provided.
If you are entering the Abington Art Gallery from the front of the building, there are 5 flights of stairs (55 steps in total), and a small step at the top of the stairs into the building. From there, make a left, and the gallery will be on your left.
There are gendered bathrooms across the hall from the gallery. They are wheelchair accessible. There are no all-gender or single-stall bathrooms in the Woodland Building. The closest single stall bathroom is on the 3rd floor of the Sutherland Building, on the other end of campus (see interactive campus map). This bathroom is accessible via a wheelchair accessible elevator on the first floor of Sutherland. This all-gender bathroom, however, is not ADA compliant.
Light refreshments (coffee, tea, dessert) will be served after the performance. The food is vegetarian. To be respectful of those with allergies and environmental sensitivities, we ask that you please refrain from wearing strong fragrances.The event will last approximately 2 hours without intermission, followed by a conversation with the artists.
For questions, please contact Jack Isaac Pryor, Assistant Professor of Theatre at jip5598@psu.edu