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Dana Pellebon

T. S. Banks is directing a collection of spoken word pieces and monologues in the Loud 'N Unchained Black Theater Festival.

Several years in the making, this celebration of theater, music, poetry and performance art written, directed and performed by Black artists was originally on the schedule last summer at Broom Street Theater. The LNU Festival instead will make its debut virtually with five filmed performances premiering free of charge at blacktheaterfestival.com (7 p.m. and 7:30 p.m. on Friday, 5 p.m., 6 p.m. and 8:30 p.m. Saturday). The fest includes works by Austin Dean Ashford, Sean Avery, Quanda Johnson and Rachel Lynett, as well as a showcase of spoken word and drag performances by Madison and Milwaukee performers. Note, each performance will only be available at the time it premieres.

media release: Madison College and Loud ‘N Unchained Theater are proud to present the Loud ‘N Unchained Black Theater Festival, Friday April 30, 2021 & Saturday May 1, 2021. All shows streamed online at www.BlackTheaterFestival.com

Loud ‘N Unchained (LNU) Black Theater Festival is a free, online presentation of Black theater and performance artists. LNU Black Theater Festival will present monologues and spoken word, one-person shows, a play reading, and drag artists. All shows are closed-captioned.

Playwrights featured: Quanda Johnson, Sean Avery, Rachel Lynett & Austin Dean Ashford

Monologue & Spoken word artists: T.S. Banks, Erick Blue, Aaleh Hughes, Charles Edward Payne, Adrianna Shanklin, Rene Simon, & Lexy Ware

Drag Artists: Anya Knees, Jasper Madison, SunShine Raynebow, Mimi $anchez, & Amethyst Von Trollenberg

Actors featured: Theola Carter, Nikko Murphy, Maia Pearson, Kailea Saplan, & Sarah Streich

Sponsored by: Madison College, Loud ‘N Unchained Theater, Dana Pellebon, Broom Street Theater, & Hinckley Productions

Friday April 30, 2021

7:00 PM

I Know My Robe Gonna Fit Me Well; I Tried It On at the Gates of Hell: Atlantic Voices of Enslaved Black Women written & directed by Quanda Johnson – Talkback following the show

7:30 PM

A collection of spoken word and monologues presented by Madison based artists and directed by T.S. Banks; also performances by local drag artists in Madison and Milwaukee.

Saturday May 1, 2021

5:00 PM

SkinnyBlk (encore presentation) written & directed by Sean Avery

6:00 PM

Good Bad People by Rachel Lynett directed by Dana Pellebon

8:30 PM

 (I)sland T(rap); The Epic Remixology of The Odyssey re-imagined & directed by Austin Dean Ashford