Spunk
By George C. Wolfe
Adapted from the stories of Zora Neale Hurston
Directed by Anyika McMillan-Herod and Dee Smith
October 23-November 1, 2026
George C. Wolfe’s Spunk brings the vibrant words and unforgettable characters of legendary author Zora Neale Hurston to life in a theatrical celebration filled with humor, heart, music, and soul.
Adapted from three of Hurston’s short stories, Spunk weaves together tales of love, longing, courage, betrayal, and resilience, all rooted in the rich traditions of Black folklore and storytelling. Guided by the rhythms of blues, gospel, and jazz, the production transforms Hurston’s distinctive language into an energetic theatrical experience where storytelling and music become one.
Bold, funny, moving, and deeply human, Spunk celebrates the beauty and complexity of Black life while honoring the communities, traditions, and voices that have carried these stories from one generation to the next. George C. Wolfe’s inventive adaptation captures both the humor and humanity of Hurston’s work, creating an evening that feels at once timeless and vibrantly alive.
Join Soul Rep Theatre Company as we open our 2026–2027 season with a joyful celebration of Black storytelling and the enduring literary legacy of Zora Neale Hurston.
The Glorious World of Crowns, Kinks and Curls
By Keli Goff
Directed by Guinea Bennet-Price
January 29 - February 14, 2026
Keli Goff’s The Glorious World of Crowns, Kinks and Curls is a vibrant, funny, and heartfelt celebration of Black women, Black hair, and the stories woven into every curl, braid, press, twist, and crown.
Told through a collection of powerful and interconnected monologues and scenes, the play explores the deeply personal—and often complicated—relationship Black women have with their hair. From beauty shops and kitchen conversations to workplace politics, family expectations, cultural traditions, and personal discovery, Crowns, Kinks and Curls reveals how hair can become a reflection of identity, history, pride, resistance, belonging, and self-love.
With humor, honesty, and plenty of personality, Goff gives voice to women across generations and experiences, reminding us that what may look like "just hair" is often anything but. Familiar, joyful, thought-provoking, and unapologetically Black, this production invites audiences to laugh, reflect, recognize themselves, and celebrate the beauty of showing up exactly as you are.
Join Soul Rep Theatre Company for an entertaining and affirming theatrical experience that celebrates the stories behind the styles—and the glorious women who wear them.
STew
By Zora Howard
Directed by Hira Hailey
April 23- May 9, 2026
Zora Howard’s Stew is a warm, funny, and deeply moving portrait of family, memory, love, and the complicated bonds between generations of Black women.
It’s a familiar scene: the kitchen is alive, the food is cooking, and three generations of women have gathered to prepare an important meal. But as Mama, her daughters, and granddaughter chop, stir, season, and debate their way through the morning, old tensions begin to simmer alongside the stew. Conversations shift from playful teasing and family gossip to long-held frustrations, unspoken fears, and truths that can no longer stay beneath the surface.
A finalist for the 2021 Pulitzer Prize for Drama, Stew finds extraordinary meaning in an ordinary family ritual. Howard fills the kitchen with humor, rhythm, tenderness, and tension, capturing the ways Black women care for one another, challenge one another, and carry the traditions and expectations of the generations that came before them.
Intimate, beautifully layered, and strikingly relatable, Stew asks what we inherit from our families, what we choose to hold onto, and what happens when everything that has been quietly simmering finally comes to a boil.
Join Soul Rep Theatre Company for the final production of our 2026–2027 season—a powerful celebration of family, sisterhood, and the love that keeps bringing us back to the table.
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