LAFPI

The Whitefire Theatre presents  Black Voices, a Livestream Solo Theatre Festival hosted and curated by Juliette Jeffers.

Evenings featuring the work of women are:

“Judgment Day”
Juliette Jeffers,  Writer & Performer
September 12, 2020 7pm (PST)

African-Americans have been struggling since the first slaves were brought to the United States in 1619. From Nat Turner to Alton Sterling, there has been much progress, but the struggle still continues. Why has God allowed this to happen? What if God was held responsible for all of the injustices that African-Americans have endured? “Judgment Day” is a very powerful piece that questions God’s motives. It questions our faith. It is daring. It is raw. It is thought provoking. It infuses fictional characters with non- fictional and the past with the present. Ultimately leaving us to ponder free will, destiny and culpability.

“Release and Let Go” Hosted by Juliette Jeffers
Oct 4, 2020 7pm (PST) Click Here for Tickets

“The Pan Story”
Emilie Borde, Writer & Performer
The Pan Story sheds light onto the late great Hugh Borde who was a famous Trinidadian steel pan drummer. He was a pioneer of his time and was appointed the leader of the Tripoli Steel Band in 1951. They traveled all over the world and an opportunity to open for Liberace took their band to a different level!

“Mama”
Saudia Rashed, Writer & Performer
Saudia uses her Black Girl Magic to tackle the ups and downs of motherhood. She gathers her strength from Wonder Woman, Michelle Obama and Beyonce along the way.

“Walk Good: A Jamerican Journey”
Roxanne Beckford, Writer & Performer
How the littlest Head Girl at St. Andrews Preparatory in Kingston, Jamaica became a driver in a presidential motorcade for the leader of the free world…after pit stops as beauty queen, a mother of four, and an actress.

“Chrissy Meth”
Crystal Bush, Writer & Performer
Oct 9, 2020 7pm (PST) Click Here for Tickets

In Chrissy Meth, a motherless child, growing up in the western suburbs of Chicago, she finds herself into a deep drug addiction. She finds hope and begins to put the pieces back together. She explores and challenges beliefs surrounding race and sex identity while showing that it’s never too late to come back and find one’s self-worth.

“Sistas Speak!”
Oct 10, 2020, 7pm (PST) Click Here for Tickets

An Evening of Spoken Word, Rap & Song featuring Juliette Jeffers/Host & poet, Jacqueliyn Brown Benefield/Singer, Amara Granderson/Poet, Frexinet Johnson/Rapper, Ocea Lei/Poet, & Candace Nicholas Lippman/Poet

“Poison Gun”
Dee Freeman, Writer & Performer
Oct. 17, 2020 7pm (PST) Click Here for Tickets

Based on events when she was 6 years old, Dee was best friends with her granddaddy Archie and living a carefree life in rural Louisiana.  Her world is turned upside down when her grandparents are murdered and she becomes a key witness in the investigation.  Her granddaddy told her a secret she promised never to tell, but the lead investigator, a manipulative racist cop, wants that secret to be revealed.

“Through My Eyes”
Angel Guice, Writer & Performer
Oct. 25, 2020 7pm (PST) Click Here for Tickets

Following the journey of a young woman who was once upon a time filled with so much love but allowed her circumstances and the distractions of this world to detour her from her ultimate purpose. She battles with herself and God about who she thinks she is until she is stripped of everything she has, she finally surrenders, and her creator shows her that she was created to spread love to all who are broken and to shed light to all those who are in dark places.  She reveals the different parts of herself through her world, through her eyes!

“Evolution of a Love Addict”
Natasha McCrea, Writer & Performer
Oct. 23, 2020 7pm (PST) Click Here for Tickets

A sneak peek into the mind of a woman on a funny electric ride through the world of dating, divorcing and the lessons learned while finding the Love that really matters. Fasten your seat belt and enjoy the Ride!

“Mamaisms”
Sonia Jackson, Writer & Performer
Nov. 8 , 2020  7pm (PST) Click Here for Tickets

Old-Fashioned Wisdom for a New Generation and a roller coaster of universal themes about grandmas, mamas, children and mothering. Sonia’s grandma guides a multi-generational cast of characters of little children playing, teens discovering, mamas tending and more to tell the stories that make us think about how to parent well and how to just be thoughtful, mindful and kind in life.