Playbill: In The News: Atlantic Theater to Present African-Caribbean MixFest...

Dec. 15, 2020 — by TALAURA HARMS for Playbill

In the News: Atlantic Theater to Present African-Caribbean MixFest, an Actors Fund Plea From Alex Timbers and Moulin Rouge!, More

Plus: Hershey Felder will present his Tchaikovksy tribute live from Florence.

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“African Caribbean MixFest Presented by Atlantic Theater Company, Guadalís Del Carmen, and Kwame Kwei Armah
This year, Atlantic Theater Company teams up with playwright Guadalís Del Carmen and the Young Vic's artistic director Kwame Kwei Armah for its annual MixFest of new works to produce African Caribbean MixFest, an online series of readings showcasing the voices of Black-Caribbean writers and stories. Full-length plays from France-Luce Benson , Guadalís Del Carmen, and Kwame Kwei-Armah, as well as short plays by Jeff Augustin, Jasmine Lee-Jones, and Whitney White, will be presented in the virtual festival running January 19-29, 2021. Atlantic Theater additionally commissioned three new short plays from Julissa Contreras, Dane Figueroa Edidi, and Patrice Johnson Chevannes. Tickets for all readings are free. RSVP here.”