Main Stage:

Being Chaka

Performance Dates: March 13 - 30, 2025

BEING CHAKA IS A CO-PRODUCTION WITH TÉA ARTISTRY

Chaka, a 16 year old black high school student, transfers to a private school where he is haunted, literally and metaphorically, by the ghosts of generational trauma and systemic racism. Chaka and his classmates must learn to grapple with their histories, families and cultures– or else let the past consume them. 

Coming of Age • Generational Divides

Chaka, a 16 year old black high school student, transfers to a private school where he is haunted, literally and metaphorically, by the ghosts of generational trauma and systemic racism. Chaka and his classmates must learn to grapple with their histories, families and cultures– or else let the past consume them. 

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Being Chaka created by TÉA Artistry; written by Tara Amber, Chuk Obasi, and Nalini Sharma/ March 13-30th, 2025

Directed by Vieve Price and Chuk Obasi

PSM – Julianna Frasca

CAST
Joey Brenneman
Hunter Crone
Christopher Dixon
Christa Irby
Amanda Marikar
Gabby Morell
Joseph Reese
Emma Stone
Miriam Tabb

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