The Roxbury Center for Arts at Hibernian Hall presents the 2006 Performance Season - our first. We are pleased to collaborate with a number of performance groups from Greater Boston to bring a wide range of exciting and affordable entertainment to the RCAHH. Many of these performances are suitable for children and teens (please see show descriptions below).

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"3 Graces" Presented by: Our Place Theatre Project
March 3rd - 12th
An African American Adaptation of Anton Checov's "Three Sisters", set in the South during the second world war. This play celebrates the three graces of every woman of color: Brilliance, Joy, and Flowering. Recommended for Teens and Adults.

"There's a Meeting Here Tonight" Presented by: Revels Touring Ensemble
April 1st
The Hutchinson Family Singers of New Hampshire and Massachusetts were America’s first social activists/performers. Touring throughout New England from the 1840’s until well after the Civil War, they sang at rallies and camp meetings in support of the Abolition of Slavery and Women’s Suffrage, appearing on the same stage as Frederick Douglass and Susan B. Anthony. Great Family Entertainment.

"Are You Ready, My Sister" Presented by: Underground Railway Theater
April 12th & 13th
Student Matinee's available
A limited number of tickets still available
"Are You Ready, My Sister?" tells the exciting story of Harriet Tubman, and the Quaker women who helped her bring 300 fugitives to freedom. This historic adventure story is told by two actress/puppeteers using a giant patchwork quilt: as the plot unfolds, each square of the quilt comes to life with shadow-puppets and painted backlit scenery. The play features audience participation, dramatic scenes and live music based on the spirituals of the slave-era. Recommended for grades 4-10.

Staged Readings from Emerging Playwrights
Mentored by: Lydia Diamond
Presented by: ACT Roxbury
May 9th & 10th
details to be announced

"A Midsummer Night's Dream" Presented by: Hovey Players
May 19th - 26th
Student Matinee's available
Lysander loves Hermia, and Hermia loves Lysander. Sounds simple enough? In this most beloved of Shakespeare’s comedies nothing is quite that simple. Helena loves Demetrius; Demetrius used to love Helena but now loves Hermia. Hermia's father, prefers Demetrius as a suitor, and enlists the aid of Theseus, the Duke of Athens. Hermia, given four days to choose between Demetrius, life in a nunnery, or worse chooses none of the above and escapes with Lysander into the surrounding forest. Where, in typical Shakespearean tradition, complications ensue. Recommended for Teens and Adults.

"OM!" Presented by: New African Company
September 15th - 24th
Welcome to the world of a Street Corner Griot, where ill-fated love affairs sparked in subterranean jazz and poetry clubs; Friday night card games with the fellas,and rites of passage; and a nation-wide manhunt for an escaped convict named OM! are all just part of a normal weekend. Recommended for Adult Audiences.