Join us for our last AMOC AiR (Artist-in-Residence) New Works with Alex Tha Great.

December 1-2 | Doors 7pm | Show 7:30pm | $15

December 1-2 | Doors 7pm | Show 7:30pm | $15

Don’t Let the Sun Beat You Home is a one-woman show that celebrates the resilience of Black women in America. Alex Tha Great’s original choreopoem investigates the five major killers of Black women–chronic illness, childbirth, stress, police violence, and suicide–to luminate the rampant experiences of Black women and the complexities of overcoming hardships. The title references the phrase, “Be home before the streetlights come one,” a common saying in Black households warning kids of the dangers that lurk after dark. The show aims to remind audiences to brave the night, in order to reap the rewards when the sun rises. As Psalms 30:5 states, “weeping may endure for a night, but joy cometh in the morning.”

ABOUT THE ARTIST

Alex Tha Great is a poet, actress, speaker, and event organizer holding a Master’s degree in Cultural Studies. She is the #4 ranked woman poet in the world, a TedX speaker, festival director of the Right 2 Write Poetry Slam Festival, and co-founder of the three-year running arts venue Random Xpressions known in her current home of Dallas and earlier roots of East Palo Alto, CA. Her poems have been published in several journals including The Cookout, Illya’s Honey, The Voices Project, The Legendary, and Linden Avenue and she is the author of four collections of poetry including the latest title Weeping in Public Spaces (2022). Her previous one woman show Passport to Womanhood was awarded Best One Woman Show by the Houston Fringe Festival and toured the southwest region of the U.S. from 2013-2015. Her most gracious job is being mother to a vivacious 6-year-old little girl and is balanced by a self-care routine involving peanut M & M’s, prayer, and much needed naps. She lives by the motto: Whatever you do, let it be bold!

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