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summer in the garden
a partnership with temperance alley
may - september 2023
4615 Theatre Company is proud to partner with the U-Street Neighborhood Association's project, Temperance Alley to present programs all summer long!
Info
Across the summer we will present a variety of programs, including gatherings, staged readings, workshops and more. Keep your eye on this page, or subscribe to our email list if you want to stay updated on the events and offerings.
staged readings dates and times
You Must Be So Lucky
by Alyssa Haddad-Chin
on June 10th at 7:00 PM
coon
by Henery Wyand
on July 15th at 7:00 PM
Black Rock
by Gregory Keng Strasser
on August 19th at 7:00 PM
gatherings & workshops dates and times
DMV Rising Directors Salon
May 21 6 - 7:30 PM
Other workshops & gatherings to be announced.
Watch this space!
location
All programs are held at Temperance Alley,
Located in the alley behind U Street between 12th and 13th Streets NW
Accessible by Green/Yellow Lines @ U Street Metro
1909 13th St NW, Washington, DC 20009
tickets
There are no tickets, every event is free. You can, however, make donations to the U Street Neighborhood Association on site.
Featuring
Alyssa Haddad-Chin
Playwright, You Should Be So Lucky
Paige Washington
Director, You Should Be So Lucky
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Aria Velz
Director, Black Rock
Gregory Keng Strasser
Playwright, Black Rock
Henery Wyand
Director & Writer, coon
about the plays
You Must Be So Lucky
by Alyssa Haddad-Chin
Directed by Paige Washington
Poh Poh invites her granddaughter, Jenny, to her apartment to make dumplings for the Lunar New Year. As they prepare, the two begin to discover that changes within Chinatown aren’t leaving space for them.
coon
written and directed by Henery Wyand
“coon” is an experimental exploration of black femininity and ritual. Set in the middle of the woods, a gang of raccoons create a community of love with the pressure of raccoon hunters. How do these rituals of love create a space of serenity and peace?
Black Rock
by Gregory Keng Strasser
Directed by Aria Velz
A five hundred day long strike has left a family of coal miners restless. The prodigal son returns and patriarch Philip Braxton hopes he will join their cause -- but Bobby has set his sights on a career in renewable energy.
about temperance alley
Image courtesy of Temperance Alley
Temperance Alley garden is here-for-Now
From the Garden Stewards:
Dear Neighbor,
Temperance Alley Garden is an outdoor classroom, a time machine, and a soon-to-be construction site, tucked behind the U Street Metro and 13th Street. It’s stewarded by members of the U Street Neighborhood Association and the urban agriculture gurus at Farm The District.
For the next year, we’ll be hosting regular workshops & gatherings where people can share their curiosities and grow, together. When our lease is up, the garden will be transformed into town houses. We’re sitting inside a special window in time, and we want to make the most of it by celebrating all that’s blooming here Now.
See you soon,
Temperance Alley garden stewards
