Newyorktheater iconNewyorktheaterOct 3, 2026

Under Siege: Black Women Playwrights commit an act of ‘literary resistance’

"Black women, whether they be politicians or artistic leaders or civil servants or artists,...

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"Under Siege," an extraordinary work of collective theater written by dozens of Black women playwrights, which is being performed over the weekend in cities across America as part of Fall of Freedom, began...

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"Black women, whether they be politicians or artistic leaders or civil servants or artists,... "Under Siege," an extraordinary work of collective theater written by dozens of Black women playwrights, which is being performed over the weekend in cities across America as part of Fall of Freedom, began with a conversation between playwrights Lynn Nottage and Dominique Morisseau.

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  • "Under Siege," an extraordinary work of collective theater written by dozens of Black women playwrights, which is being performed over the weekend in cities across America as part of Fall of Freedom, began...

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