Celebrating the Voices of Black Playwrights
OnyxFest is Indiana’s first and only theater festival dedicated to the stories of Black playwrights. Presented by the Africana Repertory Theatre of IUPUI (A.R.T.I.), IU School of Liberal Arts at IUPUI, IU School of Education at IUPUI, and IUPUI Office of Community Engagement in partnership with IndyFringe.
OnyxFest is proud to present six never-produced one-act plays at this year’s festival.
The first week’s productions will be at the IndyFringe Basile Theatre (November 3-6) and the second week at the IUPUI Campus Center Theatre (November 10-12).
OnyxFest Fall 2022 Performances
“Black is My Color” The Ethos of Mari Evans by Celeste Williams
Two women of different generations explore the experience of being a black woman through the words and wisdom of Mari Evans.
A Noise in the Attic by Vernon A. Williams
A suburban housewife struggles with a husband who is only married to his career… but something magical happens when she is asked to put an end to the annoying noise in the attic.
Houseless not Homeless by Michael Florence
Houseless not Homeless follows the stories of five ordinary people living under extraordinary circumstances, how they became houseless, and the trials and celebrations of their every-day lives.
Majesties by Charla Booth
Three Black women, each from a different generation, must face the realities of their lives as they journey towards healing from trauma.
Police State by Rain Wilson
Amadi, an unarmed black man, loses his life at the hands of a white cop, an act that galvanizes the community and takes his family on a journey that threatens to tear apart the love that held them together.
Your Love Will Be Judged by Gabrielle Patterson
Six jurors residing in a world where divorce is only an option if a jury of your peers says so is quite the challenge when everyone has vastly different opinions about love and marriage.
