New York, NY – The Downtown Urban Arts Festival (DUAF) has announced the sixteen plays, including nine shorts and seven one-acts, that will be included in this year’s festival. DUAF 2023 begins on Friday, May 5, and Saturday, May 6 when Savion Glover and Reg E. Gaines (Bring in da Noise Bring in da Funk) return to The Public Theater with If Trane Wuz Here, a centerpiece production celebrating the genius of John Coltrane.
Following the May performances of If Trane Wuz Here, the DUAF will continue Wednesday, June 7-Saturday, June 24 at the Peter Jay Sharp Theater. Tickets go on sale April 1, and further information is available at duafnyc.com.
2023 DOWNTOWN URBAN ARTS FESTIVAL
The Bad in Each Other by Alexander Perez
Remembering Morgan by Annie Brown
sTrapped by Bryan-Keyth Wilson and Arelia Johnson
The Former Kings of Clutch City by Cris Eli Blak
Chiquita by James Bosley
Good Year, Arizona by Julian Sky
The Silver Menace by Lucy Wang
The Dandiest Duo by Marcus Harmon
Collide by Marita A. McKee
Caged by Mel Nieves
Our Little Secret by Rollin Jewett
Overdose by Sarah Congress
By the Light of the Ghetto Moon by Susan Justiniano (aka RescuePoetix)
Ellsworth by Taj Rauch
Otis and Anna by Emma Denson
Willie Gets Naked! by Willie the Genius