VANGUARDS

VANGUARDS is a celebration of some of the most treasured works from our archive with contemporary voices of today and new plays that reflect the promise of tomorrow. The common thread is that these works and artists found a home at Crossroads and have inspired the next generation of storytellers. The featured works include excerpts from classic works and new original plays that have origins on our stages.

Featuring works by
Ntozake Shange, Ruby Dee and Ossie Davis, James Anthony Tyler and Silma Sierra Berrada

PEARLS 

Written by Silma Sierra Berrada

Winner of The Crossroads Genesis Prize for Playwriting Excellence

Two Haha's and a Homeboy

Written by Ruby Dee and Ossie Davis

for colored girls......

Written by Ntozake Shange

hop tha A

Written by James Anthony Tyler