{"title": "DOUGLASS: THE RECKONING: A WORKING PROCESS", "start": "2026-11-02T19:00:00-05:00", "end": null, "place": "651 ARTS", "address": "Lafayette Avenue 10, 11217 Brooklyn", "price": "free", "price_from": "0.00", "price_to": "0.00", "category": "theatre", "tags": ["stage/theatre/works-in-progress", "history/abolitionism", "society/democracy"], "description": "DOUGLASS: THE RECKONING: A WORKING PROCESS is a performance project in development centered on Frederick Douglass and the unfinished argument over American democracy, shared with the public across two town halls. It is conceived and directed by Charlotte Brathwaite and created in collaboration with June Cross, Nia O. Witherspoon, Alexis Marcelo, artists from IMPACT Repertory Theatre, and students from The New School's School of Drama. Audiences are invited into the development of the new work, exploring Douglass's words alongside questions of freedom, citizenship, belonging, disagreement, and what democracy asks of us now. 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It centers on Frederick Douglass and the unfinished argument over American democracy, asking who \"we\" is in \"We the People\" and who gets to speak. It was conceived and directed by Charlotte Brathwaite and created in collaboration with June Cross, Nia O. Witherspoon, Alexis Marcelo, artists from IMPACT Repertory Theatre, and students from The New School's School of Drama. 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The Women+ on the Edge of Democracy project, initiated and commissioned by the Flynn Center for the Performing Arts in partnership with the Susan Smith Blackburn Prize, invited 36 women and TGNC playwrights to write short works on the state of democracy in America from national and international perspectives, and what history, global context, or futurism can offer in this pivotal moment.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/new-york/events/women-on-the-edge-of-democracy-52282/", "official_url": "https://dixonplace.org/performances/womenontheedgeofdemocracy/", "image": "https://noky.io/images/1d070fee8d4ccfbca410c42f7f2d75bc21db13a73d3f8f19ca6156e7d06217b4-2000.webp"}, {"title": "Naima Ramos-Chapman: In Place of Monuments", "start": "2026-11-06T19:30:00-05:00", "end": null, "place": "Apollo Theater", "address": "West 125th Street 253, 10027 New York", "price": "$25", "price_from": "25.00", "price_to": "25.00", "category": "theatre", "tags": ["stage/theatre/play", "society/racism"], "description": "A staged reading of the one-act play \"In Place of Monuments\", part of the Apollo Works in Process Series, presented by the Apollo. The play, by Naima Ramos-Chapman, centers the friendship of two Black American and Caribbean friends and examines how state-sanctioned violence threatens to tear their family and community apart. Through recalling memories across time and incorporating movement and dance, it aims to create a portal for audiences to envision more just and liberated futures for Black and Brown people. The reading is followed by a talkback with the creatives.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/new-york/events/naima-ramos-chapman-in-place-of-monuments-51069/", "official_url": "https://www.apollotheater.org/event/apollo-new-works-naima-ramos-in-place-of-monuments", "image": "https://noky.io/images/9358ca52963fb66e5e081b518918365f8df1020d3d1e3843395423eec923c3ca-2000.webp"}, {"title": "New Music from Washington and Jackson", "start": "2026-11-12T18:00:00-05:00", "end": null, "place": "Perelman Performing Arts Center", "address": "Fulton Street 251, 10007 New York", "price": "Free and open to the public; RSVPs are encouraged, but not required.", "price_from": "0.00", "price_to": "0.00", "category": "concerts", "tags": ["music/hip-hop/r-n-b"], "description": "An evening of brand-new musical theater performed on the Lobby Stage. Writers Dwayne Washington and Brandon Jackson, fresh off a sold-out run at Green Room 42 and a developmental reading of their first public work Influenced with ATC Theater in Pittsburgh, present a high-energy show. The Juilliard- and Berklee-trained collaborators draw on world music, R&B, jazz, classical, and hip-hop, and feature songs from three musicals in development celebrating Black joy, bold storytelling, and a fresh take on what Broadway can sound like. The event is free and open to the public, with RSVPs encouraged but not required.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/new-york/events/new-music-from-washington-and-jackson-67048/", "official_url": "https://pacnyc.org/whats-on/new-music-from-washington-and-jackson/", "image": "https://noky.io/images/c1c6e5dd18e54e79d7dc7c4cfaf607b4a91d311c82c1b935f37f19d4d7ff5602-600.webp"}, {"title": "Rally Reading Series: Kevin Nguyen, E.Y. Zhao, and Aurora Huiza", "start": "2026-11-05T19:00:00-05:00", "end": null, "place": "Pete's Candy Store", "address": "709 Lorimer St", "price": "", "price_from": null, "price_to": null, "category": "talks-readings", "tags": ["literature"], "description": "A reading evening of the Rally Reading Series with writers Kevin Nguyen, E.Y. Zhao, and Aurora Huiza. The series is themed \"Overtly Political Literature\" and gives a platform to underrepresented voices. After live readings, writers talk with the audience, who can ask questions and share thoughts. Readers also collectively suggest an actionable call, such as an organization to donate to or ways to confront injustice.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/new-york/events/rally-reading-series-kevin-nguyen-ey-zhao-and-aurora-huiza-54772/", "official_url": "https://www.rallyreadingseries.com/", "image": "https://noky.io/images/226c8e2824c45fda2e26adf58d053203a092cd9561ebc4d5b7c9975d16da416a-600.webp"}]}