Junebug Productions is a professional African American arts organization located in New Orleans, Louisiana.  Its mission is to create, produce, and present high quality theater, dance and music that inspire and support people who work for justice in the African American community and in the world-at-large. 

Junebug Productions currently has 10 plays in its repertoire, three of them inter-cultural collaborations.  For the past 19 years, the company has toured the U.S. and performed internationally.  John O'Neal, Junebug's artistic director, co-founded the Free Southern Theater in 1963 as a cultural arm of the southern Civil Rights Movement.  In the post-segregation era, Junebug Productions remains conscious of those bloody, difficult integration struggles that have now created a new set of equally challenging conditions.  A vital legacy of the Movement is the recognition that the greatest subsidies required for the development of culture usually come from the artists themselves.  Therefore, Junebug Productions has evolved a working style based on collaboration among creative artists, managers, and community organizations who share a commitment to similar goals and a desire to maximize scarce resources.

Award-winning African American theater company from New Orleans offers full length plays and multiple community-based projects featuring the acclaimed actor and playwright Mr. John O’Neal and other Junebug ensemble members. For the 08-09 season, Junebug will offer presenters the opportunity to collaborate in the re-creation and documentation of the cycle of plays written and performed from 1980 to the present.

Public performances, community-based workshops, and long-term residencies
Availability: General

The Junebug Cycle: “Sayings From the Life and Writings of Junebug Jabbo Jones"

The Colorline Project

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Ruby Nelda Perez is one of the most acclaimed and beloved Chicana theater artists in the nation. She has performed throughout the US, Mexico and Latin America. For 2008-2009, three exceptional plays are available, both written by Rodrigo Duarte Clark and performed by Ruby. These solo performances are deliciously comic and peppered with the poignancy of cultural pride.

Availability: General

Doña Rosita’s Jalapeño Kitchen | Rosita’s Day of the Dead | A Woman's Work

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