National New Play Network Rolling World Premiere
Co-production with Lower Depth Theatre Ensemble 

CRITIC'S CHOICE!
MESMERIZING blend of MAGICAL realism and poetic social comment. BRILLIANTLY DIRECTED.  Hauntingly beautiful final passage
- Los Angeles Times

 WOW!
EXQUISITELY staged and performed.
A play YOU'LL BE TALKING ABOUT on the drive home.
- StageSceneLA

FIRST-CLASS. Impeccably staged. Lyrical and STUNNING.
- BroadwayWorld

IF YOU GO TO NO OTHER SHOW THIS YEAR, get yourself to Dontrell, Who Kissed the Sea: it’s productions such as this that make live theatre as an art form to celebrate!
- The Los Angeles Post

MASTERFUL story presented in a style which embraces all cultures.
A WORK OF ART. 
DON'T MISS THIS ONE
 - Discover Hollywood

Told with humor and wordplay, ritual, drums and dance -

DONTRELL, WHO KISSED THE SEA is a present-day hero’s quest exploring the lengths and depths we must go to redeem history’s wrongs. 

Synopsis: Eighteen-year-old Dontrell Jones III, decides that it is his duty and destiny to venture into the Atlantic Ocean in search of an ancestor lost during the Middle Passage. But his family is not at all ready to abandon its prized son to the waters of a mysterious and haunting past.

Venue: Skylight Theatre

*DONTRELL, WHO KISSED THE SEA is a National New Play Network Rolling World Premiere.  We are presenting the first of five productions which include the Phoenix Theatre in Indianapolis, Theater Alliance in Washington D.C., Oregon Contemporary Theater in Eugene, and Cleveland Public Theatre in Ohio.

Events and performance schedule AT A GLANCE

 - Special Events - details will be added as they become available
 - Beyond Conversation chats follow directly after selected performances
 - Friday Friendly start time - we've moved the start time to 8:30 pm so you don't have to rush!

SAT. Jan 31   4:00 pm		A Celebration of Langston Hughes            Honoring Black History Month and introducing       DONTRELL, Who Kissed The Sea free admission         Mayme Clayton Library & Museum    4130 Overland Ave, Culver City 90230
Feb 27 Feb 28 Mar 1		Justice For All Benefit Performances Dialogue and Change February 27, 28 and March 1 Special performances of DONTRELL, WHO KISSED THE SEA Proceeds donated to the families of Eric Garner and Michael Brown and the Alpha Phi Alpha Community Service Project.  Post play discussion Sat. Feb 28, moderated by Rev. James McKnight of the Congretional Church of Christian Fellowship Skylight Theatre

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