Celebration Arts Returns With

Lynn Nottage

Next up at Celebration Arts in Sacramento is “What to Send Up When it Goes Down” by the Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright Lynn Nottage (“Clyde’s,” “Sweat,” “Ruined”).

“What to Send Up When it Goes Down” is characterized as a play-pageant-ritualhomegoing celebration in response to the physical and spiritual deaths of Black people as a result of racialized violence. “What to Send Up When it Goes Down” is meant to disrupt the pervasiveness of anti-Blackness and acknowledge the resilience of Black people throughout history.

Unique to this play is that boundaries between performers and audiences blur as the audiences are asked to observe the performance and participate in the ritual. This theatrical work uses facilitated conversation, parody, song, and movement in a series of vignettes to create a space for catharsis, reflection, cleansing, and healing.

The creative team for “What to Send Up When it Goes Down” includes Sacramento natives, actor/director Imani Mitchell, professional dancer and choreographer Dr. Angela Alforque, and local musician Jordan Simpson as musical director.

“What to Send Up When it Goes Down” performs through April 30, 2023. Please visit: www.celebrationarts.net