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Past Seasons

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2025

5th Annual BIPOC Playwrights Fest
The Wash

2024

4th Annual BIPOC Playwrights Fest
Measure of a Man

2023

Panther Women: An Army for the Lib eration *Jeff & Black Excellence Awards Nominated
Panther Women: An Army for the Liberation (a Staged Reading)
3rd Annual BIPOC Playwrights Fest
Winter Staged Reading Series (Shed)
Winter Staged Reading Series (Scorpio)

2022

2nd Annual BIPOC Playwrights Fest
Coronary Artery (Workshopped Staged Reading)

2021

A Breath For Humanity
1st Annual BIPOC Playwrights Fest

2020

The Racial Baptism Series
Black Magic

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Myesha-Tiara & Jae

Panther Women

Panther Women

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2023 Black Excellence Awards

2nd Annual BIPOC Play Fest

Kicked to the Curb.mp4.00_05_05_10.Still017

Jae at the Career Fair

Talk Show Terror.mp4.00_04_11_19.Still012

Myesha-Tiara, LeeAnn Trotter, Jessica Gillespie

Dream On.mp4.00_10_27_02.Still026

Black Magic

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Talk Show Terror.mp4.00_08_48_11.Still022

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1994.mp4.00_01_41_24.Still006

Coronary Artery

1st Annual BIPOC Play Fest

Dream On.mp4.00_02_42_25.Still013

3rd Annual BIPOC Play Fest

Panther Women

1st Annual BIPOC Play Fest

Panther Women

Coronary Artery

Panther Women

2nd Annual BIPOC Play Fest

2nd Annual BIPOC Play Fest

Panther Women

2nd Annual BIPOC Play Fest

Was_It_Me_by_Andrea_J_Fulton_BIPOC_Fest_Perceptions_V5

Panther Women

2nd Annual BIPOC Play Fest

2nd Annual BIPOC Play Fest

Panther Women

Perceptions Theatres Company Members

3rd Annual BIPOC Play Fest

Panther Women

1st Annual BIPOC Play Fest

2nd Annual BIPOC Play Fest

Panther Women

2nd Annual BIPOC Play Fest

Panther Women

Panther Women

Panther Women

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3rdBTS Annual BIPOC Play Fest

Panther Women

2nd Annual BIPOC Play Fest.jpg

3rd Annual BIPOC Play Fest

Panther Women

BTS 3rd Annual BIPOC Play Fest

3rd Annual BIPOC Play Fest

Black Magic

BTS 3rd Annual BIPOC Play Fest

Jori Jackson. (A Breath For Humanity)

Panther Women

3rd Annual BIPOC Play Fest

PANTHER WOMEN Recommended Poster

3rd Annual BIPOC Play Fest

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2nd Annual BIPOC Play Fest.jpg

Meet the Playwrights (1)

Black Magic

Panther Women.jpg

Kingdom_by_Nic_Bell_V5

Rashaad A. Bond (A Breath For Humanity)

Panther Women

Black Magic - Social

Mess_by_Carlo_Zenner_BIPOC_Fest_Perceptions_V6

Panther Women

3rd Annual BIPOC Play Fest

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Taylor Talhame (bts Panther Women Rehearsal)

The_Voice_In_My_Head_BIPOC_Festival_V5_Solo

Panther Women

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2nd Annual BIPOC Play Fest.jpg

2nd Annual BIPOC Play Fest

2nd Annual BIPOC Play Fest.jpg

Panther Women

Best of Chicago 2022 Nom

Panther Women

Panther Women

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kendra renee (Panther Women Staged Reading)

Panther Women

Panther Women

kids fun day

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A'Keisha Lee-Credit Khaliq Visuals-IMG_9781

Tyra Grove-Credit Khaliq Visuals-IMG_9781

Panther Women Staged Reading

A'Kesiha Lee (Panther Women Staged Reading)

kids fun day

BTS 3rd Annual BIPOC Play Fest

director and cast of Panther Women Staged Reading

(Panther Women Staged Reading)

2023 Black Excellence Awards Noms

bts rehearsal (3rd Annual BIPOC Play Fest)

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cast of Shed (3rd Annual BIPOC Play Fest)

bts rehearsal (3rd Annual BIPOC Play Fest)

Tyra Grove (Panther Women Staged Reading)

Raisin Puffs (3rd Annual BIPOC Play Fest)Credit Khaliq Photography

bts rehearsal (3rd Annual BIPOC Play Fest)

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Jae & Myesha w/ PR Jessica at League of Chicago Theatre Gala 2023

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Shed (3rd Annual BIPOC Play Fest)Credit Khaliq Photography

director & actors of swc: shopping while colored (3rd Annual BIPOC Play Fest)

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Meet the Playwrights (3rd Annual BIPOC Play Fest)

cast of The Hero and the Lost Boy (3rd Annual BIPOC Play Fest)

Shed (3rd Annual BIPOC Play Fest)Credit Khaliq Photography

Shed (3rd Annual BIPOC Play Fest)Credit Khaliq Photography

The Hero and The Lost Boy (3rd Annual BIPOC Play Fest)Credit Khaliq Photography

playwright & actors of Scoprio (3rd Annual BIPOC Play Fest)

A'Keisha Lee at Career Fair

Raisin Puffs (3rd Annual BIPOC Play Fest)Credit Khaliq Photography

Scorpio (3rd Annual BIPOC Play Fest)Credit Khaliq Photography

playwright, director and cast of La Medici of Beverly Hills (3rd Annual BIPOC Play Fest)

Jae & Myesha with their 2023 Emerging Theatre Award

playwright & actor of swc: shopping while colored (3rd Annual BIPOC Play Fest)

Shed at Muse

Myesha-Tiara & Jae

Panther Women

Panther Women

1994.mp4.00_01_34_12.Still005

2023 Black Excellence Awards

2nd Annual BIPOC Play Fest

Kicked to the Curb.mp4.00_05_05_10.Still017

Jae at the Career Fair

Talk Show Terror.mp4.00_04_11_19.Still012

Myesha-Tiara, LeeAnn Trotter, Jessica Gillespie

Dream On.mp4.00_10_27_02.Still026

Black Magic

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Talk Show Terror.mp4.00_08_48_11.Still022

2nd Annual BIPOC Play Fest.jpg

1994.mp4.00_01_41_24.Still006

Coronary Artery

1st Annual BIPOC Play Fest

Dream On.mp4.00_02_42_25.Still013

3rd Annual BIPOC Play Fest

Panther Women

1st Annual BIPOC Play Fest

Panther Women

Coronary Artery

Panther Women

2nd Annual BIPOC Play Fest

2nd Annual BIPOC Play Fest

Panther Women

2nd Annual BIPOC Play Fest

Was_It_Me_by_Andrea_J_Fulton_BIPOC_Fest_Perceptions_V5

Panther Women

2nd Annual BIPOC Play Fest

2nd Annual BIPOC Play Fest

Panther Women

Perceptions Theatres Company Members

3rd Annual BIPOC Play Fest

Panther Women

1st Annual BIPOC Play Fest

2nd Annual BIPOC Play Fest

Panther Women

2nd Annual BIPOC Play Fest

Panther Women

Panther Women

Panther Women

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3rdBTS Annual BIPOC Play Fest

Panther Women

2nd Annual BIPOC Play Fest.jpg

3rd Annual BIPOC Play Fest

Panther Women

BTS 3rd Annual BIPOC Play Fest

3rd Annual BIPOC Play Fest

Black Magic

BTS 3rd Annual BIPOC Play Fest

Jori Jackson. (A Breath For Humanity)

Panther Women

3rd Annual BIPOC Play Fest

PANTHER WOMEN Recommended Poster

3rd Annual BIPOC Play Fest

Panther Women.jpg

2nd Annual BIPOC Play Fest.jpg

Meet the Playwrights (1)

Black Magic

Panther Women.jpg

Kingdom_by_Nic_Bell_V5

Rashaad A. Bond (A Breath For Humanity)

Panther Women

Black Magic - Social

Mess_by_Carlo_Zenner_BIPOC_Fest_Perceptions_V6

Panther Women

3rd Annual BIPOC Play Fest

2nd Annual BIPOC Play Fest.jpg

Taylor Talhame (bts Panther Women Rehearsal)

The_Voice_In_My_Head_BIPOC_Festival_V5_Solo

Panther Women

2nd Annual BIPOC Play Fest.jpg

2nd Annual BIPOC Play Fest.jpg

2nd Annual BIPOC Play Fest

2nd Annual BIPOC Play Fest.jpg

Panther Women

Best of Chicago 2022 Nom

Panther Women

Panther Women

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kendra renee (Panther Women Staged Reading)

Panther Women

Panther Women

kids fun day

3A_BIPOC_Scorpio_V6_Perceptions_Theatre_3rd_Annual_BIPOC_Festival_

A'Keisha Lee-Credit Khaliq Visuals-IMG_9781

Tyra Grove-Credit Khaliq Visuals-IMG_9781

Panther Women Staged Reading

A'Kesiha Lee (Panther Women Staged Reading)

kids fun day

BTS 3rd Annual BIPOC Play Fest

director and cast of Panther Women Staged Reading

(Panther Women Staged Reading)

2023 Black Excellence Awards Noms

bts rehearsal (3rd Annual BIPOC Play Fest)

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cast of Shed (3rd Annual BIPOC Play Fest)

bts rehearsal (3rd Annual BIPOC Play Fest)

Tyra Grove (Panther Women Staged Reading)

Raisin Puffs (3rd Annual BIPOC Play Fest)Credit Khaliq Photography

bts rehearsal (3rd Annual BIPOC Play Fest)

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Jae & Myesha w/ PR Jessica at League of Chicago Theatre Gala 2023

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Shed (3rd Annual BIPOC Play Fest)Credit Khaliq Photography

director & actors of swc: shopping while colored (3rd Annual BIPOC Play Fest)

07_18_2023_3rd_BIPOC_Shed_Graphic_v1_Front (1)

Meet the Playwrights (3rd Annual BIPOC Play Fest)

cast of The Hero and the Lost Boy (3rd Annual BIPOC Play Fest)

Shed (3rd Annual BIPOC Play Fest)Credit Khaliq Photography

Shed (3rd Annual BIPOC Play Fest)Credit Khaliq Photography

The Hero and The Lost Boy (3rd Annual BIPOC Play Fest)Credit Khaliq Photography

playwright & actors of Scoprio (3rd Annual BIPOC Play Fest)

A'Keisha Lee at Career Fair

Raisin Puffs (3rd Annual BIPOC Play Fest)Credit Khaliq Photography

Scorpio (3rd Annual BIPOC Play Fest)Credit Khaliq Photography

playwright, director and cast of La Medici of Beverly Hills (3rd Annual BIPOC Play Fest)

Jae & Myesha with their 2023 Emerging Theatre Award

playwright & actor of swc: shopping while colored (3rd Annual BIPOC Play Fest)

Shed at Muse

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