This program is presented in partnership with Court Theater’s Spotlight Reading Series

August 2, 2024 | Penthouse

Doors Open and Activation at 6:30pm | Reading at 7:00pm

FREE with RSVP

As part of the official repository of the Lorraine Hansberry papers at the Schomburg Center, The Anticipation of Eve is part of a series of short stories Hansberry wrote under the pseudonym Emily Jones with subject matter pertaining to queer characters and relationship dynamics. This rare text from Hansberry’s archive of scarcely published lesbian fiction will be performed and discussed by artists zakkiyyah najeebah dumas-o’neal, AJ McClenon, and Bimbola Akinbola.  

This event is part of this year’s Spotlight Reading Series; all programming in the Spotlight Reading Series are free and open to the public. Learn more about the annual series here.