Creating the Classics of Tomorrow

A new play development project from American Players Theatre

As an organization that has dedicated 40 years to classical plays, we find ourselves questioning what "classical" means to us today. New Voices: Creating the Classics of Tomorrow is a first step in addressing this question. We want to expand the lens of the classical canon by focusing on candidates for this project that are Black, Indigenous, or people of color.

Wildfire

By Reginald André Jackson

Directed by Rosa Joshi

A World-Premiere Public Reading
Monday, November 18 at 7:00 PM | Touchstone Theatre
Tickets $30 - Online Only

Join us for the world-premiere reading of Wildfire, APT's first original play in the Creating the Classics of Tomorrow series. Written by Reginald André Jackson (on stage at APT in The Royale and The Merry Wives of Windsor, 2023), Wildfire explores the life of Edmonia Lewis, the first nationally recognized sculptor of African American and Native American heritage.

Featuring Alys Dickerson, Shariba Rivers, Tracy Michelle Arnold, Joe Dempsey, Rainbow Dickerson, Derek Garza, Jamal James, Will Mobley, Elizabeth Reese

Tickets for this one-night-only special event will go on sale Monday, October 21 at 10:00 AM, and are expected to sell out quickly.