This is a complete list of works performed at New WORLD Theater organized chronologically. To see all works in alphabetical order with links to materials in our collection, please see Works.
Productions and Presentations (Regular Season)
Spring 1979 – Fall 1980
In the Rock Garden by Roberta Uno. An original production. (Spring 1979)
Homeland by Selaelo Maredi and Steve Friedman. Performed by Modern Times Theater. (Fall 1979)
Prisms by Mascheri Chapelle and Jerome Robinson. An original production. (Fall 1979)
And the Soul Shall Dance by Wakako Yamauchi. Performed by Pan Asian Repertory Theater. (Fall 1979)
Simpson Street by Eduardo Gallardo. Performed by Puerto Rican Traveling Theater. (Fall 1979)
I Just Wanted Someone to Know by Bette Craig. Performed by The Labor Theater. (Spring 1980)
East West in Review by East West Players. (Spring 1980)
Lucky Strikes Legacy by Freida Jones. An original production. (Spring 1980)
The Eight Million by Steve Friedman. Performed by Modern Times Theater. (Spring 1980)
Sizwe Banse is Dead by Athol Fugard, John Kani, and Winston Ntshona. Performed by Afro-American Studio Theater. (Fall 1980)
The Healing of Sugar by Carlos Anderson. An original production. (Fall 1980)
Black Girl by J.E. Franklin. An original production. (Fall 1980)
Gimme Five by Alberto Adellach. Performed by Teatro Cuatro. (Fall 1980)
Spring 1981 – Fall 1982
Sister, Sister by Vinie Burrows. (Spring 1981)
Vusi Musi by Bheki Langa. Performed by New African Company. (Spring 1981)
Floers and Household Gods by Momoko Iko. Performed by Pan Asian Repertory. (Spring 1981)
"Ol" Sis Goos by New African Company. (Spring 1981)
The Mighty Gents. An original production. (Fall 1981)
An Evening with Ossie Davis and Ruby Dee. (Spring 1982)
Forty Nine by Hanay Geiogamah. Performed by Native Americans in the Arts. (Spring 1982)
Dance Bongo by Errol Hill. An original production. (Spring 1982)
Paper Angels by Genny Lim. Performed by New Federal Theatre. (Spring 1982)
Home by Samm-Art Williams. Performed by Daedelus Incorporated. (Fall 1982)
Life in the Fast Lane by Lane Nishikawa. Performed by Sansei Theater Company. (Fall 1982)
Homeland by Steve Friedman and Selaelo Maredi. An original production. (Fall 1982)
Spring 1983 – Fall 1984
Yellow Fever by Rick A. Shiomi. Performed by Pan Asian Repertory Theater. (Spring 1983)
For Better Not Worse by Salaelo Maredi. Performed by American Committee on Africa. (Spring 1983)
Day of Absence by Douglas Turner Ward. An original production. (Spring 1983)
Los Vendidos by Luis Valdez. An original production. (Spring 1983)
Stepping into Tomorrow by Yolanda King and Attalah Shabazz. Performed by Nucleus Theater. (Fall 1983)
Ceremonies in Dark Old Men by Lonne Elder. Performed by the Negro Ensemble Company. (Fall 1986)
Spring 1987 – Fall 1988
Grandma and Grandpa by Native American Theatre Ensemble with Hanay Geiogamah. (Spring 1987)
The Magic of the Monky King by Hong-Jun Guan of Peking Opera. (Spring 1987)
Williams and Walker by National Black Touring Circuit. (Spring 1987)
Sun, Moon, and Father by Spiderwoman Theater. (Spring 1987)
The Lion and the Jewel by Wole Soyinka. An original production. (Spring 1987)
Wine in the Wilderness by First World Images. (Fall 1987)
Migrants by Teatro Pregones. (Fall 1987)
Sneaky by William S. Yellow Robe, Jr. An original production. (Fall 1987)
Sancturary: The Spirit of Harriet Tubman by Underground Railway Theater. (Fall 1987)
Nzinga's Children by Veona Thomas. An original production. (Spring 1988)
An Evening with Cicely Tyson (Spring 1988)
Muffet Inna All a Wil by Sistern Theater Collective. (Spring 1988)
The Tale of Lear. Collaboration with Tadashi Suzuki with Stagewest, Arena Stage, Milwaukee Repertory and Berkeley Repertory. (Spring 1988)
Fall 1988 – Fall 1989
¿Quien Vive/Who Lives? by The Antioch Theatre Company (Fall 1988)
You Strike the Woman You Strike the Rock by The Vusiszwe Players (Fall 1988)
Dark Cowgirls and Prairie Queens by Carpetbag Theater. (Fall 1988)
Blues for Mister Charlie by James Baldwin. An original production. (Fall 1988)
African Heritage Program by the No-Name Gospel Singers, Lost Pleneros de 21, Papa Susso and Thokoza for the World Music Institute. (Fall 1988)
Ma Rainey's Black Bottom by August Wilson. Performed by Amaryllis Productions. (Fall 1988)
American Indian Dance Theater by the American Indian Dance Theater Company, co-sponsored with the Fine Arts Center Performing Arts Series. (Spring 1989)
Don't Start Me Talking or I'll Tell Everything I Know (From the Life and Writing of Junebug Jabbo Jones by John O'Neal for Roadside Productions, co-sponsored with the Fine Arts Performing Arts Series. (Spring 1989)
Fairy Bones and Pay the Chinaman by Laurence Yep. Performed by Asian American Theater Company. (Spring 1989)
Webster Street Blues by Warren Sumio Kubota. Performed by Asian American Theater Company. (Spring 1989)
Encrucijada by Manuel Mendez Ballestar. An original production. (Spring 1989)
Woza Albert by Crossroads Theater Company. (Fall 1989)
Project by Free Street Theater, co-sponsored by the Fine Arts Performing Arts Series. (Fall 1989)
Unfinished Women Cry in No Man's Land While a Bird Dies in a Gilded Cage by Aishah Rahman. An original production with the UMass Department of Theater. (Fall 1989)
Ariano by Richard V. Irizarry'. Performed by the Puerto Rican Traveling Theater (Fall 1989)
Winnetou's Snake Oil Show from Wigwam City by Spiderwoman Theater. (Fall 1989)
Coming into Passion-Song for Sansei by Jude Narita. (Fall 1989)
Spring 1990 to Fall 1991
Robeson! by Dan Oliver. (Spring 1990)
The Mission by Culture Clash. (Spring 1990)
Coyote Builds North America by Perseverance Theater, co-sponsored with the Fine Arts Center Performing Arts Series. (Spring 1990)
I'm on a Mission from Buddah by Lane Nishikawa for the Asian American Theater Company. (Fall 1990)
La Empresa Perdona Un Momento de Locura/The Company Pardons A Moment of Madness by Huellas Vivas. (Fall 1990)
Twenty-First Century Groove by Alonzo D. Lamont. An original production. (Fall 1990)
Yankee Dawg You Die by Asian American Theater Company. (Fall 1990)
Sarafina by Roadworks Productions, Inc., co-sponsored by the Fine Arts Center Performing Arts Series. (Fall 1990)
Praise House by Urban Bush Women. (Spring 1991)
Sisters by Jomandi Productions. (Spring 1991)
Letters to a Student Revolutionary by Elizabeth Wong. An original production. (Spring 1991)
Latin Anonymous. (Fall 1991)
Camp Logan by Celeste Bedford Walker. Performed by Mountain Top Productions. (Fall 1991)
Walls by Jeannie Barroga. An original production. (Fall 1991)
M. Butterfly. Written by David Henry Hwang, co-sponsored by the Fine Arts Center Performing Arts Series. (Fall 1991)
Sing: Silence is Never Golden, An Exploration of the Complexities of African American Lesbian Lives by The Women's Theater Project, co-sponsored by the Program for Gay, Lesbian, and Bisexual Concerns. (Fall 1994)
Monkhook in Three Easy Lessons by Dan Kwong. (Spring 1995)
Frederick Douglass Now by Roger Guenevere Smith. (Spring 1995)
Gotanica by Delores Prida. Performed by Reportorio Expanol. (Spring 1995)
My Snow White by Motoko. (Spring 1995)
Maija of Chaggaland By Sheela Langeberg. (Fall 1995)
Ndito and Masia Girls by Sheela Langeberg. (Fall 1995)
Strawberries and Chocolate by Senel Paz. An Arete Inc. Production co-sponsored with the UMass Stonewall Center. (Fall 1995)
Tales from the Flats by Sandra Rodriguez. An original production in collaboration with New Visions and Teatro Morivivir of Holyoke, MA. Presented by NWT Latino Theater Project. (Fall 1995)
Borderscape 2000 by Guillermo Gomez Pena. (Fall 1998)
The Bodies Between Us by lê thi diem thúy. (Fall 1998)
Quinceñera by Alberto An tonio (Beto) Araiza, Paul Bonin-Rodriguez, and Michael Marinez. (Fall 1998)
Sanango by azande. Directed by Judyie Al-Bilali. An original production with the UMass Department of Theater. (Spring 1999)
Stories from a Nail Salon by Club O'Noodles. Work-in-progress. (Spring 1999)
Things Fall Apart by Chinua Achebe. Play adaptation by Biyi Bandele. (Spring 1999)
Junebug/Jack by Junebug Productions and Roadside Theater. (Spring 1999)
The Wedding March adapted by Rosalba Rolon from Judith Ortiz Cofer's novel. Performed by Pregones Theater. (Spring 1999)
Two Tales from the Boroughs:Hazelle by Hazelle Goodman and Jails, Hospitals, and Hip Hop by Danny Hoch. (Spring 1999)
Calling Springfield Home: Looking In/To the Future in collaboration with the UMass Department of Theater, Serious Play, Enchanted Circle Theater, and City Stage. (Spring 1999)
Universes – "U" Fresh out of the Box (Fall 1999)
Texas Trinity: Talk of the Town, Bible Belt and Other Accessories, Love in the Time of College by Paul Bonin Rodriguez. (Fall 1999)
Ha by Dawn Akemi Saito. (Fall 1999)
Urban Tattoo (reading) by Marie Humber Clemens. (Fall 1999)
Latino Voices/Voces Latinas: Remembering and Another Way to See by Magadalena Gomez. Performance by the Enchanted Circle Theater. (Fall 1999)
Shakin' the Mess Outta Misery by Shay Youngblood. Directed by Celia O. HIlson. An original production with the Mount Holyoke Department of Theater. (Fall 1999)
Mapaki written and performedby Dianna Fuemana. (Fall 2001)
Diasporican Dementia written and performed by Mariposa. (Fall 2001)
Spring 2002 – Fall 2003
Hair Stories by Urban Bush Woman. Co-sponsorship with the Smith Theater Department. (Spring 2002)
Intersections III (various artists)(Spring 2002)
Peaches by Cristal Truscott. Written and directed by Cristal Truscott. (Spring 2002)
Chrome Magnum Man written and performed by Alberto "Beto" Araiza. (Spring 2002)
12 Under 25 (Spring 2002)
Singular Journeys (Spring 2002)
Detours and Crossroads (Spring 2002)
Project 2050: Remount (Fall 2002)
Word for Word (spoken word/open mic series) (Fall 2002)
Imagine the Angels of Bread with Martin Espada and Rubi Theater (Fall 2002)
Mezclasitas /Mixtures: An Evening of Three Solo Works written and performed by Nilaja Sun. (Fall 2002)
Word for Word (spoken word/open mic series) (Spring 2003)
Some Asians by Alice Tuan. (Spring 2003)
Playback Theater featuring Baba Israel and Playback Theater NYC. (Spring 2003)
Blessing the Boats written and performed by Sekou Sundiata. (Spring 2003)
Soular Power'd written by Rokafella and Kwikstep. Performed by Full Circle Productions. (Spring 2003)
Undesirable Elements: Pioneer Valley conceived, directed, and written by Ping Chong; co-written and co-directed by Talvin Wilks. (Fall 2003)
Word for Word (spoken word/open mic series) (Fall 2003)
Eyewitness Blues written and performed by Steven Sapp and Mildred Ruiz. Directed by Talvin Wilks. (Fall 2003)
2050: A Call to Action (Fall 2003)
Spring 2004 – Fall 2005
West Side Stories A co-production with the Pioneer Valley Performing Arts High School. In association with the UMass Department of Theater. Conceived and written by Roberta Uno, Harley Erdman, and the students of Amherst Regional High School and Project 2050. (Spring 2004)
Project 2050: Original Youth Showcase written and conceived by MJ Donoghue, Ebonee Smith, and Gabriel Gonzalez in collaboration with Talvin Wilks, Jorge Ignacio Cortinas, Rha Goddess, and Lennelle Moise. (Spring 2004)
Project 2050: Multi-Lingual-Schisms (Spring 2004)
Theater Home Movies (Fall 2004)
La Casa de Rigoberta Mira Al Sur by Grupo Justo Rufino Gray. (Fall 2004)
Project 2050: Dream! (Spring 2005)
Meditations with the Goddess written and performed by Rha Goddess. (Spring 2005)
In What Language? A Song Cycle of Lives in Transit by Vijay Iyer and Mike Ladd. (Spring 2005)
Junebug Jabbo Jones (Spring 2005)
Caliente Tour Circle Around the Sun (Fall 2005)
Birth of An Asian featuring Kate Rigg. Written by Kate Rigg and Leah Ryan. (Fall 2005)
Junebug Jabbo Jones (fall 2005)
You Can't Judge a Book by Looking at the Cover by John O'Neal and William O'Neal. (Fall 2005)
Spring 2006 – Fall 2007
Nomad: The River by Yin Mei Dance. (Spring 2006)
Intersection IV: Re/Generations (Spring 2006)
Project 2050: On the Frontlines – Sex, War, and Lies (Spring 2006)
Continuity and Movement: Future Aesthetics Showcase (Spring 2006)
Trying to Find My Way Back Home by John O'Neal. (Spring 2006)
Lydia on the Top Floor by Terry Jenoure and the Bejewelled Ensemble (Fall 2006)
The Fifth Commandment by Elia Arce. (Fall 2006)
Somali Community Festival: NWT's Somali Women's Project(Fall 2006)
1997 (Co-produced with the Department of Theater at the University of Massachusetts Amherst)
Clayangels by Daniel Alexander Jones and Todd Christopher Jones
The Good Guys: An American Tragedy by Michael Edo Keane
Borderscape 2000 by Guillermo Gomez Peña in collaboration with Roberto Sifuentes
E Nana 'Ike Kumu (Look to the Source) by Leilani Chan
1998 (Co-produced with the Department of Theater at the University of Massachusetts Amherst)
Looking In/To the Future 1998
Clothes by Chitra Divakaruni.
The Doll Plays by Alva Rogers.
Stories from a Nail Salon by Club O'Noodles.
1999 (Co-produced with the Department of Theater at the University of Massachusetts and Ko TheaterWorks)
Looking In/To the Future 1999: Simultaneous Histories
Anybody Seen Marie Laveau by Aisha Rahman.
Immaculate Infection by Brenda Cotto Escalera, Noelia Cruz, and Abe Rybeck.
2000 (Co-produced with Ko TheaterWorks)
Project 2050. Collaboration with community partners, scholars, and youth.
Universes
2001
Peaches by Cristal Truscott. Written and performed by Cristal Truscott.
Black and Blue written and performed by Nilaja Sun.
Kaleidasoul written by Rha Goddess and Daniel Banks. Directed by Daniel Banks.
Chrome Magnum Man written and performed by Alberto "Beto" Araiza.
Chopping written and performed by Magdalena Gomez.
Project 2050 Summer Retreat.
2002
Shoplifting Oxygen written and directed by Jorge Ignacio Cortinas.
Blessing the Boats written and performed by Sekou Sundiata.
Imagine the Angels of Bread with Martin Espada and Rubi Theater Company.
Project 2050 Summer Retreat.
2003
An Evening of Women Poets featuring Mildred Ruiz, Terry Jenoure, Nioka Workman, Dawn Lundy Martin, Lenelle Moise, Rha Goddess, Irene Shaikly, Laurie Carlos, and Magdalena Goemz
Woomen (n) conceived and choreographed by Marlies Yearby. Directed by Laurie Carlos, music by Nioka Workman and Helga Davis.
Reorientalism written and performed by Bau Graves, Suheir Hammad, Alan Shavarsh Bardezbanian, and Karim Mohammed. Conceived by Bau Graves and the Center for Cultural Exchange.
Raving (New WORLD Play Laboratory)
Eyewitness Blues written and performed Steven Sapp and Mildred Ruiz.
The America Project written and performed by Sekou Sundiata.
Open Studio: Echo-System conceived and performed by Grisha Coleman.
Blood Cherries written and performed by Dawn Akemi Saito. Created with Jonathan Rosenberg and Sabrina Peck. Music and sound design by David van Tieghem.
Open Studio: Meditations with the Goddess written and performed by Rha Goddess. Directed by Lenora Pace.
Project 2050: Breakin' It Down
Project 2050: Environ-mentality
2005
The Triangle Project: Journey of the Dandelion by Great Leap
You Can't Judge a Book By Looking at the Cover... by John O'Neal
Fronteras Desviades/Deviant Borders by Andrea Assaf & Mujeres en Ritual Danza-Teatro
Project 2050: On the Frontlines – Sex, War, and Lies
2006
Open Studio: Letters and Journals – An evening with Suheir Hammad
Open Studio: Dreamscape A work-in-progress with Rickerby Hinds and Manu Mukasa.
Scourge by Marc Bamuthi Joseph
Open Studio: Un/Knowing Desire and Empire by Mango Tribe.