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Recipient of three NAACP THEATRE AWARD Nominations, including a Best Actress win for "An Accident", Griot Theatre is proud to be a 2013 participant in
ANNENBERG ALCHEMY - a capacity-building and leadership development program for Los Angeles-based, small to midsize nonprofit organizations, hosted by the Annenberg Foundation. |
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"Under Malik B. El-Amin's bold direction what could have been an intellectual debate comes vibrantly to life." - Theatre Spoken Here
~~~~~ "Theatregoers do not get many opportunities to have actors, a fingertip away, performing marvelously." - Joe Straw #9 ~~~~~ "...directed with a sure and steady hand by Malik B. El-Amin..." - Topanga Messenger |
"...a delightful re-telling of Sophocles' Philoctetes..."
~~~~~ "... really good actors do it by their simple, complete presence. El-Amin's casting is terrific." ~~~~~ "...a superb Regan Linton, a performer unconstrained by her wheel-chair - actually somehow freed into great physicality..." ~~~~~ "...with The Archer from Malis, Griot under the direction of El-Amin directly harmonizes and heals." - STAGERAW.COM |
“This amazing cast does an impressive job of delivering a classic with performance perfection!” – NoHo Arts District.com
~~~~~ “Griot Theatre of the WestValley explodes onto the stage with their visceral and powerful inaugural production… - Tolucan Times ~~~~~ “By employing women and artists of color in non-traditional roles…is an intriguing idea and successfully carried out by the high-energy cast comprised equally of men and women who play their parts with honesty and conviction. “ – Topanga Messenger |
When racism and oppression manifest in a scary physical form, a social media influencer and a boots-on-the-ground activist form a complex bond to help each other survive this contagious condition.
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GRIOT THEATRE enjoyed a residency at A NOISE WITHIN, to continue our New Voices Festival, exploring new work by women, artists of color, and those with physical disabilities. A Noise Within is "one of the nation's premier classical repertory companies", according to The Huffington Post., and we were thrilled to partner with ANW in their efforts to assure their work reflects the broader community they serve.
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Robyn and Ajay are about to meet the woman who will act as a surrogate to birth their child. These Americans find themselves confiding in the anonymous beings on the other end of their phone lines rather than in each other; computer technicians, fast food order takers and phone operators whose work has been outsourced to another country become the refuge they can’t be for each other right now.
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THE BACCHAE
STAGED READINGS Translated/Adapted by Emma Pauly from Euripides
Directed by Malik B. El-Amin
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The inaugural GRIOT THEATRE New Voices Festival took place on March 28th and 29th, 2014 at the Lounge Theatre in Hollywood. The Festival showcased readings of two new plays by underrepresented playwrights: TOUCH TOUR by Todd Bauer, and THE FINEST THING by Malik B. El-Amin. Both plays included engaging talkbacks with the audience and performances by accomplished diverse artists.
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