WHEN:
March 19 - May 4, 2025
TICKETS:
For more information and tickets visit the The André Cailloux Center for Performing Arts website.
A spokesperson describes the event as follows:
“...the festival embraces the theme The Water Remembers, exploring the transformative power of water as a vessel of remembrance, connection, and cultural legacy. This theme is in alignment with the Katrina 20 commemoration taking place across New Orleans this year..."
Festival Highlights:
The OverFlow: Festival Kick-off and Mixer
Date: Wednesday, March 19, 2025
Time: 6:00 PM – 8:00 PM
Location: André Cailloux Center, 2541 Bayou Road, New Orleans, LA
An evening of networking, entertainment, and special guests to mark the festival’s grand opening.
HBCU Theatre Summit (Supported by the New Orleans Theatre Association)
Dates: Saturday, March 22 – Sunday, March 23, 2025
Hybrid Event: In-person and virtual participation available
Featured Highlight: Launch of the Drinking Gourd Virtual Learning Community-(Available online from March 22 – April 19, 2025)
A gathering of HBCU students and faculty featuring workshops, networking opportunities, and performances designed to support emerging theatre professionals in their artistic development.
AZÚcAR! New Play Reading Festival – Opening Reception (Co-hosted by Latinx Theatre Commons)
Date: Thursday, April 3, 2025
Time: 6:00 PM – 8:00 PM
Location: André Cailloux Center, 2541 Bayou Road, New Orleans, LA
A celebratory evening introducing the festival’s dynamic lineup of new plays by Afro-Latinx playwrights.
Featured Production: Wonder Wander – City Park Audio Immersive Experience
Dates: Friday, April 4 – Sunday, April 13, 2025
“Mind the roots, heal the land.”
Wonder Wander City Park is an immersive audio experience and a land and labor acknowledgment in action through storytelling. This devised piece is being created in collaboration with the cast and production team, blending their talents and perspectives to honor the land and its history in a deeply meaningful way.
WE WILL DREAM Goes to Accra: International Black Theatre Summit
Dates: Sunday, April 27 – Friday, May 2, 2025
The festival delegation of seven multi-disciplinary artists, will join international artists and practitioners to shape the future of Black storytelling worldwide for the next 100 years.
