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Each roughly 30-minute work [is] a slice of Black life packed with gender and class politics
- Maya Phillips


Exhilarating theater experience....
inspired and important production

- Darryl Reilly, Theaterscene.org


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An invaluable window on another era... Cheers to the Metropolitan Playhouse for shedding a light on a playwright we should all know more about.
-David Barbour



Spence's vignettes deal with struggles and longings common to all: the pursuit of comfort, the dream of a stable life, the desire to be loved
- Erin Kahn
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A set of fascinating sepia-toned images,
sweetly and movingly evoking the
laughs, loves, and language
of that time and place

- Ken Marks


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 [The cast's] energy is invigorating....
She’s Got Harlem on Her Mind...

will satiate and entertain
- Yani Perez



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Masterfully constructed....
the essence of a seminal era
-Rachel Kovacs


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Spence’s vision is one that celebrates
the passion in the ordinary with humor and pathos.
--Rachael deAragon


Eulalie Spence against sepia images of Harlem from
                the 1920s
Learn More about the play and playwright here.

She's Got Harlem on Her Mind
is not suitable for all audiences.
The production includes vernacular language of the period that may offend some audience members,
as well as the threat and depiction of domestic violence.


COVID INFORMATION
 
Masks fully covering mouth and nose are required
at all times inside the theater



She's Got Harlem on Her Mind
3 forgotten one-act plays
by Eulalie Spence
Original Music by Timothy Johnson


In-Person Performances
February 16 - March 12, 2023
Thursdays - Saturdays at 7:30 PM
Sundays at 3 PM

Please Note:
This presentation will not be available on-line


TALKBACK
SUNDAY, MARCH 12, 2023
Following the 3 PM Performance
with
Dramaturg Arminda Thomas and
Dr. Jennifer Burton of Tufts University


Featuring  

Eric Berger  
Jazmyn D Boone*
Dontonio Demarco  
Déja D
enise Green  
SJ Hannah*
Raven Jeannette  
Monique Paige*
Terrell Wheeler*


Directed by Timothy Johnson  
Stage Manager  Mary Caitlyn Deffely  
Set Design by Vincent Gunn  
Costume Design by Jevyn Nelms  
Lighting Design by Leslie Gray  
Intimacy and Fight Direction by Katie Bradley  
Assistant Stage Manager  Julie Gottfried*
 

*members of Actors Equity Association
She's Got Harlem on Her Mind
is an AEA approved Showcase

View Cast & Crew Bios Here.