Thomas Robert Simpson Performs In New Roots Theatre Festival
October 16 & 17th
1:30 & 5:30 PM Performances
Join us at the Brava Theater Center October 16th and 17th for The New Roots Theatre Festival. This two day theatrical experience is produced by The San Francisco Bay Area Theatre Company (SFBATCO) featuring eight unique performances that celebrate the resilience of the global community in the Bay Area. Founding Artistic Director of AfroSolo Theatre Company, Thomas Robert Simpson, will be performing “San Francisco: Variations on Black Joy, White Supremacy, and Hope!” an original work which portrays an intimate story of self acceptance.
When: Saturday, 10/16 & Sunday, 10/17
Time: 1:30 and 5:30 PM Performances
Where: Brava Theater Center – Studio
Tickets: Block A - $20.00
For more information, visit SFBATCO.org or click on the TICKETS link to purchase tickets.
Need ticket-buying assistance?
Call 415-484-8566 Tuesday-Friday from 12-4 PM
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AfroSolo Arts Festival Kicked-Off Its 27th Annual Festival on August 7th with a Free Concert in Yerba Buena Gardens
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The Arts Festival was presented in collaboration with the Yerba Buena Gardens Festival which featured a free Jazz concert with a performance by Idris Ackamoor & The Pyramids.
We were blessed with a gorgeous San Francisco day, a wonderful audience and fantastic music enjoyed by all. We'd like to thank everyone who attended.
Idris Ackamoor is the guiding spirit of the San Francisco performance company Cultural Odyssey, and the founder and artistic director of the storied jazz and world music ensemble Idris Ackamoor & The Pyramids.
Ackamoor titled his performance "Dream Keepers Awake" in celebration of Mayor London Breed, San Francisco's Board of Supervisor's President Shaman Walton, and the entire Board's historical precedent of reassigning a portion of its Police and Sheriff Departments funds intending to break the cycle of poverty and involvement in the criminal justice system for Black people in San Francisco. Funding from the Dream Keeper Initiative helped to make this event possible in part. For more information, visit #dreamkeeper@sfgov.org.
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Featured Artist, Idris Ackamoor, Founder and Artistic Director of Idris Ackamoor & The Pyramids
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Tyra Fennell, Director of Commissions and Community Relations in San Francisco Mayor London Breed's administration, proclaims August 7, 2021 as "AfroSolo Arts Festival Day."
(Photo: Johnnie Burrell)
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Ralph Remington, San Francisco Arts Commission's Director of Cultural Affairs (left) with Thomas Robert Simpson holding the "AfroSolo Arts Festival Day" Proclamation. (Photo: Amal Bisharat )
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AfroSolo thanks its funders and friends for joining us for the Festival in Yerba Buena Gardens.
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 AfroSolo Theatre Company's mission is to nurture, promote, and present African American and African Diaspora art and culture through solo performances and the visual arts. Founded in San Francisco in 1993 by Thomas Robert Simpson, AfroSolo has provided a forum to give an authentic voice to the diverse experiences of Black people in the Americas. Through art, we bring people of different ethnicities together to explore and share the human spirit that binds us all. (www.afrosolosf.org)
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We thank our Funders and Community Partners for their support!
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AfroSolo is fiscally sponsored by Intersection for the Arts, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization, which allows us to offer you tax deductions for your contributions. Please make checks payable to Intersection for the Arts, and write AfroSolo Theatre Company in the memo line. This ensures that you’ll receive an acknowledgment letter for tax purposes, and your donation will be available for our project.
Mail checks to:
Intersection for the Arts
1446 Market Street
San Francisco, California 94102
Or, click here to make an online donation!
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