Past Productions
PUSH PARTY by Nia Akilah Robinson
Directed by Chesray Dolpha
Theaterlab | June 2024
Nia Akilah Robinson’s Push Party is a lively ensemble comedy about six Black women trying to uphold fifteen years of friendship at a post-birthing party in Harlem. All Lelo wants is for this event to go smoothly, but tensions among the group rise and then explode when an unhoused person lands in the community room. Inspired by Black women’s stories of birth and motherhood and by the joys and challenges of life in Harlem, this new play confronts the moments when friendship erodes, when hope starts to falter, when we argue until we laugh, and when Black folk see other Black folk suffering and die a little inside.
Featuring: Mikayla Bartholomew, Brittany Davis, Breezy Leigh, Claudia Logan, Nedra Snipes, and Clarissa Vickerie
Scenic Design by Ant Ma with Yun Yen | Costume Design by Patricia Marjorie | Lighting Design by Xotchil Musser | Sound Design by Jordana Abrenica with Kaitlyn Trusty | Property Design by Jacqueline Brockel | Production Stage Manager Cassandra Gutterman-Johns | ASM Amanda Reynoso | Press Representative Emily Owens PR