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We hope you can join us for this free production May 27, 28, 29 at The Union for Contemporary Art's Shirley Tyree Theater.About this Event
Being Black Outside by Vinecia Coleman| Directed by Denise Chapman
May 27 - May 29, 2026 at 7:00pm
Shirley Tyree Theater | 2401 N. 24th Street, Omaha, NE
A workshop premiere co-production with Great Plains Theatre Commons and The Union for Contemporary Art. Developed as a PlayLab for the 2024 GPTC New Play Festival.
Even at the end of the world, nothing is more dangerous than being Black...outside.
Sisters Vee and Niecy return to their childhood home after their mother dies — just in time for the end of the world. As the Apocalypse begins, and the sisters remember the past and debate the future, they meet their mother’s neighbor and are forced to contend with what it means to be Black…outside.
Vinecia Coleman is a playwright and actor based in Minneapolis/St. Paul, whose artistic aim as a writer is to tell stories that focus on the Black female experience. She was awarded the Playwrights’ Center’s 2025-2027 Many Voices Fellowship and was named as a 2025 Ojai Playwright Conference finalist. Her plays have been developed at the Great Plains Theatre Commons Conference, Boise Contemporary Theatre’s BIPOC Playwright Festival, Oregon Shakespeare Festival’s Black Swan Lab, Seven Devils Playwrights’ Conference, and others. Her play Christiana Lysistrata had its 2024 premiere at Main Street Players (Miami, FL), and her play Café Au Lait will have its premiere at History Theatre (St Paul, MN) in 2027. As an actor, she has worked at Penumbra Theatre, Pillsbury House Theatre, Jungle Theater, Oregon Shakespeare Festival, Portland Playhouse, and more. Vinecia has an MFA from The University of Idaho.
We're grateful to the generous production sponsors of Being Black Outside:
Roger and Kate Weitz
Diane Watson
Transamerica Foundation
Playwright: Vinecia Coleman
Director: Denise Chapman
Stage Manager: Garrison York
Cast: TammyRa', Asia Nared, Roz Parr, Meilani Hughes
Scenic Design: Kevin Lawler
Sound Designer/TD: Mike Cooprider
Projection Designer: Luis Garcia
Costume Designer: Jenny Pool
Scenic Painter/Props Designer: Michael Clark
Scenic Painter: Craig Lee
Johan LeClerc: Set Build
House Managers: Eric Jordan, Steve Knox
The show will run approximately 90 minutes with no intermission.
All public performances are at the Shirley Tyree Theater. 2401 N. 24th Street.
Livestream will take place on Thursday, May 28th.
Tickets for the June performances may be purchased through the Union website.
ASL interpreted performance on Thursday, June 4th.
A handful of tickets are held back for walkups at each performance. All performance venues are ADA compliant for accessibility. For any accessibility questions or needs please contact Quinn at [email protected].
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Event Venue & Nearby Stays
The Shirley Tyree Theater, 2401 North 24th Street, Omaha, United States
Tickets
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