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Season 19 Subscriptions
(2025/2026)
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Thoughts of a Colored Man
Keenan Scott II
Directed by Lawrence Blackwell
March 14 – April 6, 2025
Dawn breaks in Brooklyn, and seven black men rise to meet the day. One of them, a finance director, leaves his luxurious condo to jog around their rapidly gentrifying neighborhood, just as a grocery-store clerk is starting another soul-crushing shift. At the bus stop, two best friends debate the intricacies of modern dating, while a basketball coach at the youth center grapples with his unrealized potential. At the hospital, a teacher and his father-in-law welcome a new life. And at the barbershop, the whole group meets for cuts and conversation as sparks fly over questions of identity and community. Through the storytelling style of SLAM Narrative, THOUGHTS OF A COLORED MAN celebrates the hopes, ambitions, joys, and triumphs of black men in a world that often refuses to hear them.
TICKETS ON SALE: February 18, 2025
Programs
Hattiloo’s Musical Chairs Dinner Theatre – A One-of-a-Kind Experience
April 12, 2025
Hattiloo Theatre is redefining dinner theatre with Musical Chairs Dinner Theatre, an immersive experience that blends fine dining, live musical performances, and the playful spontaneity of a childhood game—elevated for a sophisticated audience. This first-of-its-kind event invites guests to embrace the unexpected, forge new connections, and enjoy world-class entertainment, all while showcasing Hattiloo’s commitment to innovative theatre.
10-Minute Play Festival
April 24 – 27, 2025
Hattiloo Theatre’s 10-Minute Play Festival is a short form theater event with all of the plays performed in its Black Box theatre. Each play is ten minutes or less and features some of Shelby County’s best theater talent – writers, actors, directors and crew! The Festival is an opportunity for artists to create unique stories about the Black experience that entertain and exhilarate audiences!
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