The play used African American history as a frame, calling to unite poor Black and white people to fight the exploitation of the rich. “Black Nativity ... for “no set (only a platform ...

Instead of a manger in Bethlehem, Jesus will arrive this Christmas in a badly burned clearing in the Amazon rainforest as a black ... “This nativity scene is meant to show that people who ...

A featured soloist in Penumbra Theatre’s “Black Nativity,” Oglesby infuses ... a sermon in song and dance. The tenor of “Nativity” is set at the very beginning as the show opens with ...