By Lynn Nottage
Directed by Imani Mitchell
Celebration Arts, Sacramento, CA

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This charming, funny, and moving play, set against the social politics of the 1950s, follows 17-year-old Ernestine Crump as she adjusts to life after the passing of her beloved mother. In search of spiritual answers, Ernestine’s father relocates the family from Pensacola to Brooklyn, where the Crumps must navigate a changing family dynamic, an unwelcoming neighborhood, and a shifting set of American ideals.

Written and directed by Imani Mitchell
Celebration Arts, Sacramento, CA

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At the height of the Harlem Renaissance, we find two bright talents: Zora Neale Hurston and Langston Hughes. A friendship quickly blossoms but soon, the pair find themselves controlled by the incessant demands of their benefactor, which leads to the demise of their friendship.

By Jennifer Blackmer
Directed by Imani Mitchell

Capital Stage Company, Sacramento, CA
 

Based on true events, PREDICTOR is the real-life story of Margaret Crane who, in 1967, defied all odds and expectations to become the inventor of the first home pregnancy test.

By Imani Mitchell
Directed by R. Real Vargas Alanis
B Street Theatre, Sacramento, CA (Developed at the 24-hr Play Festival)
 

A former addict finds herself struggling to keep open her rehab center, while also mourning the loss of her husband. Soon, she finds companionship in two new admittances who restore her faith and challenge her reasons for sobriety. NEW DAWN RECOVERY explores the nuances of grief, addiction, and how healing is up to our own timing.

By Aleshea Harris
Directed by Imani Mitchell
Celebration Arts, Sacramento, CA
 

Characterized as a play-pageant-ritual-homegoing celebration in response to the physical and spiritual deaths of Black people as a result of racialized violence, WHAT TO SEND UP WHEN IT GOES DOWN is meant to disrupt the pervasiveness of anti- blackness and acknowledge the resilience of Black people throughout history.

By Jerry Montoya
Directed by Imani Mitchell
B Street Theatre, Sacramento, CA
 

A chance meeting sparks love between Will and Michele, but due to poor timing and the reality of life, they strike out twice. If fate gives them another shot at the plate, will they hit or miss? LOVE AND BASEBALL speaks to the force of love, the power of connection, and the admiration of a sport played like an art form.

by Dominique Morisseau
Directed by Imani Mitchell
Celebration Arts, Sacramento, CA
 

With profound compassion and lyricism, PIPELINE brings an urgent conversation powerfully to the fore. Morisseau pens a deeply moving story of a mother’s fight to give her son a future — without turning her back on the community that made him who he is.