The DC Black Theatre & Arts Festival in partnership with Building Bridges Across the River (BBAR) is proud to announce theater and arts program specially built for Seniors.  Our senior population is often overlooked but is one of the fastest growing forms of the performing arts in our country, how can we not build something for them.

Designed specifically for older adults, DCBTAF Senior Theatre includes plays, workshops, variety shows, musicals and even a blues concert.

Each day during the festival, Seniors can enjoy a performance starting at 1:00pm

Date: Saturday - June 22, 2019 I Sunday - June 23, 2019  I  Monday - June 24, 2019

Time: 1PM

Location: THEARC Blackbox: 1801 Mississippi Ave SE, Washington, DC

Sweet Jenn: A Living Exhibit takes us back in time to the antebellum south just after Emancipation, We meet Jenny Butler, a slave who opens the window to her life and shares a piece of her soul with us, she is doing her best to go on with life while she awaits the return of her love, Charles, and her lost children. Sweet Jenn is a poignant story of love, heartache, triumph and hope.

Date: Tuesday, - June 25, 2019 @ Time: 1PM  I Wednesday - June 26, 2019 @ Time: 1PM

Location: THEARC West Blackbox: 1801 Mississippi Ave SE, Washington, DC

Sojourner takes a hard look at her life, not only as a woman, but as a slave. It also takes a compelling look at pre-civil war America and what led to the conflict. While this coming- of-age narrative is filled with acts of random horrific cruelty, it will at times make you laugh, then make you cry, force you to take a look at the morals, values and conditions that shaped America, and instill in you awe at Sojourner Truth's unwavering spirit to overcome and be moved to sojourn for the truth... even to the ends of the earth. Based on the life and times of freedom fighter Sojourner Truth.

Date: Friday - June 28, 2019 I Saturday - June 29, 2019

Time: 1PM

Location: THEARC Blackbox: 1801 Mississippi Ave SE, Washington, DC

The Diary of An Afro Goddess, a fresh, new, unapologetic, dynamic one-woman show, written and performed by the magical and nuanced Cherie Danielle and directed by Broadway veteran and coach Marishka S. Phillips. The solo show was originally developed in "The Intimacy" workshop at "Marishka Phillips Theatrical Preparatory" and continued development at the "POTPORRI! World Women Works" reading series, produced by RHYTHMCOLOR Associates.

Date: Friday, Saturday & Sunday - June 28, 29 & 30, 2019

Time: 1PM

Location: THEARC West Blackbox: 1801 Mississippi Ave SE, Washington, DC

At the age of 7, Victor discovered a magic trick inside a box of cereal, that single act started him on a life full of magic. Since then, Victor and his assistant Diamond, have traveled all over the world sharing their gift of illusions and winning Japan’s NHK best act for TV and China’s outstanding act award.  Victor & Diamond bring their soulful style of magic back home to the USA from South Korea.  People say that when you see them, you will not be able to take your eyes off of them.  Their music as well as their magic transcends to all ages and everyone will love the feeling that they will experience in their show.  You will never forget the Soulful Magic and Illusions of Victor & Diamond.

Date: Sunday - June 23, 2019

Time: 1PM

Location: Anacostia Playhouse: 2020 Shannon Place SE, Washington, DC

Michael and Stacey are ready to get married and live their best lives together; but when skeletons from the past begin to come to light, Michael is forced to face some uncomfortable truths about himself and his family or risk losing everything. While helping Michael deal with his past, Stacey decides to confront her own unresolved issues that threaten to jeopardize her happily ever after. They both soon learn "What happens in the dark must come to light".

Date: Saturday - June 22, 2019  I  Sunday - June 23, 2019

Time: 3PM

Location: Anacostia Playhouse: 2020 Shannon Place SE, Washington, DC

A detective turned modern day vigilante, a lawyer with an ulterior motive, and the strings that bind them both. While Derek prepares to defend the man he just met, they each find that neither is truly innocent. This show speaks of friendship, race, a corrupt system, and that no matter how fast we run our past catches up with us eventually.

Date: Saturday - June 29, 2019  I  Sunday - June 30, 2019

Time: 3PM

Location: Anacostia Playhouse: 2020 Shannon Place SE, Washington, DC

A Raisin in the Sun portrays a few weeks in the life of the Youngers, an African-American family living on the South Side of Chicago in the 1950s. When the play opens, the Youngers are about to receive an insurance check for $10,000. This money comes from the deceased Mr. Younger’s life insurance policy. Each of the adult members of the family has an idea as to what he or she would like to do with this money.