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Up Next: CRUMBS FROM THE TABLE OF JOY

Starts April 26, 2025

By Lynn Nottage
Directed by Elizabeth Carter †

 

Intimate. Incisive. Incandescent.

After Ernestine Crump’s mother dies, her father relocates the family from Pensacola to Brooklyn in a frenzied search for spiritual enlightenment. There, the Crumps find themselves right in the heart of the shifting social politics of 1950s America, which land on their doorstep in the form of unmarried, hard-drinking, Communist-leaning Aunt Lily. Through the observations and narration of Ernestine, Pulitzer Prize winning playwright Lynn Nottage weaves the tumultuous interplay of race, sex, politics, religion, and post-war sentiment of the era into a colorful and poignant story of one family’s heartbreak, resilience, and joy.


“Crumbs From the Table of Joy [is] a small window into the past, and this almost voyeuristic glimpse is worth attention.” - New York Post



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This year, PBS debuted a fantastic special on Black theatre artists, featuring award-winning directors, actors, and playwrights, as well as some incredible performances from theatre students at Howard University's Chadwick A. Boseman's College of Fine Arts.

Click or tap on the link below to learn about the impact artists like playwright Lynn Nottage have made.

https://www.pbs.org/video/black-stage-classical-canon-8litvv/

And get your tix booked now for our upcoming production of Nottage's CRUMBS FROM THE TABLE OF JOY! >> https://www.auroratheatre.org/crumbs


Esteemed artists share profound insights into the enchanting world of theatre.
Did you know the title of Lynn Nottage's CRUMBS FROM THE TABLE OF JOY comes from this poem entitled "Luck" by Langston Hughes?

To check out more of Hughes' poetry, visit this link below:
https://www.poetryfoundation.org/poets/langston-hughes#tab-poems

Book your tickets to CRUMBS FROM THE TABLE OF JOY at Aurora Theatre Company starting April 26 here:
https://www.auroratheatre.org/crumbs

Spotlight on LYNN NOTTAGE (Playwright)

Lynn Nottage is a playwright and a screenwriter, and the first woman in history to win two Pulitzer Prizes for Drama. Her plays have been produced widely in the United States and throughout the world. Recent work includes the book for MJ THE MUSICAL (Broadway), the libretto for the INTIMATE APPAREL Opera (LCT), and CLYDE’S (Broadway, 2ST, Goodman Theatre), and co-curating the performance installation THE WATERING HOLE (Signature Theatre). Past work includes SWEAT, RUINED, the book for THE SECRET LIFE OF BEES; MLIMA'S TALE; BY THE WAY, MEET VERA STARK; INTIMATE APPAREL; FABULATION, OR THE RE-EDUCATION OF UNDINE; CRUMBS FROM THE TABLE OF JOY; LAS MENINAS; MUD, RIVER, STONE; POR’KNOCKERS; and POOF!. She has also developed THIS IS READING, a performance installation in Reading, Pennsylvania. Ms. Nottage is a member of the Theater Hall of Fame, and the recipient of a MacArthur "Genius Grant" Fellowship (among other awards). She is also an Associate Professor at Columbia University School of the Arts and is a member of the Dramatists Guild. www.lynnnottage.net