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Lunch with Playwright Celeste Jennings '18

Dartmouth graduate Celeste Jennings '18 returns to the Upper Valley for Northern Stage's production of her original choreopoem Citrus. Join her in discussion with the production's Assistant Director and current Dartmouth student, Lexi Warden '21, Friday March 6th from 12:00-1:30pm.

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    Citrus was written by Jennings as part of her Senior Fellowship project in 2018.

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    Production photos are provided courtesy of Northern Stage. Photography by Kata Sasvari.

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    Production photos are provided courtesy of Northern Stage. Photography by Kata Sasvari.

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    Production photos are provided courtesy of Northern Stage. Photography by Kata Sasvari.

Have lunch with Celeste Jennings '18 and Lexi Warden '21 as they discuss the world premiere of Citrus, written by Jennings as her senior thesis and now playing at Northern Stage, a nationally renowned professional theater, in White River Junction, VT.  This groundbreaking play features a cast of 9 Black women, an all Black woman design and directing team, and some of the most glorious writing and costuming!  Learn from Jennings what it was like to create the piece at Dartmouth and usher it into the professional theater world.  Warden, currently on an Experiential Term at Northern Stage, has served as Assistant Director on the project.

A riveting choreopoem, Citrus chronicles the struggle and resilience of Black women in America from 1840 through the present day. With music, dance, and spoken word, an intergenerational cast illuminates the experiences of and pays homage to Black women in this poignant and uplifting performance piece. Celeste Jennings, winner of the 2018 Kennedy Center Hip Hop Theater Creator Award and recent Dartmouth College graduate, returns to the Upper Valley with this world premiere production.

The lunch will be held Friday, March 6th, from 12:00-1:30pm in Haldeman Center Room 246.

 

This event is free and open to all. If you plan to attend, please RSVP to the Leslie Center for the Humanities.

You may email your RSVP to Erin E. Bennett at erin.e.bennett@dartmouth.edu or call 603-646-0896.

 

Slidehow photography credits:

Slide 1: Actors left to right: Jazmine Stewart, Aurelia Williams, Olivia Frances Williams, Lakeisha Coffey, Stephanie Everett, Nemuna Ceesay, Stella Asa, Samantha West, Monique St. Cyr; Photography: Kata Sasvari; Director: JaMeeka Holloway-Burrell; Playwright: Celeste Jennings; Choreographer: Beatrice Capote; Scenic; Designer: MeJah Balams; Costume Designer: Celeste Jennings; Lighting Designer: Kathy A. Perkins; Sound & Projection Designer: Sadah Espii Proctor; Hair Designer: Cherelle Guyton

Slide 2: Actor: Jazmine Stewart; Photography: Kata Sasvari; Director: JaMeeka Holloway-Burrell; Playwright: Celeste Jennings; Choreographer: Beatrice Capote; Scenic; Designer: MeJah Balams; Costume Designer: Celeste Jennings; Lighting Designer: Kathy A. Perkins; Sound & Projection Designer: Sadah Espii Proctor; Hair Designer: Cherelle Guyton

Slide 3: Actors: Monique St. Cyr (left), Aurelia Williams (right); Photography: Kata Sasvari; Director: JaMeeka Holloway-Burrell; Playwright: Celeste Jennings; Choreographer: Beatrice Capote; Scenic; Designer: MeJah Balams; Costume Designer: Celeste Jennings; Lighting Designer: Kathy A. Perkins; Sound & Projection Designer: Sadah Espii Proctor; Hair Designer: Cherelle Guyton