Karamu alum, Langston Hughes, created what he called, "the Gospel Song-Play," now known as "Black Nativity." A Karamu favorite, this year's production will return to its traditional roots in celebration of the birth of Christ in the town of Bethlehem.

A gripping reimagination of events the night before the assassination of the civil rights leader Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. On April 3, 1968, after delivering one of his most memorable speeches, an exhausted Dr. King retires to his room at the Lorraine Motel while a storm rages outside. When a mysterious stranger arrives with some surprising news, King is forced to confront his destiny and his legacy to his people.

A play written and performed by Keith Hamilton Cobb with Josh Tyson and directed by Kim Weild examining the experience and perspective of black men in America through the metaphor of William Shakespeare’s character Othello. A seasoned African American actor auditioning for the role of William Shakespeare’s iconic black hero must respond to the dictates of a younger white director who presumes to understand how to maximize the black character for believability. What could possibly go wrong? American Moor is a poetic exploration of Shakespeare, race, and America, not necessarily in that order.