Where Sunflowers Dance
Thursday, September 26, 2024
6:30pm - 8:00pm
Location: Community Education Center, 3500 Lancaster Avenue, Philadelphia, PA 19104
Where Sunflowers Dance is a time-bending, emotionally charged, and humor-laced theater experience by Quentin Charles Williams.
Step into a time-bending, emotionally charged, and humor-laced theater experience with *Where Sunflowers Dance*. In the year 2074, Grandaddy Malik, a crotchety old gay painter, writer, and retired professor, finds himself unexpectedly pulled back to present-day Philadelphia. His mission? To confront some of his deepest regrets, particularly the irreparable rift with his parents after he came out through his first collection of published poems.
Expect to be engaged in a dynamic, interactive experience with call-and-response elements and playful, game-like moments. This semi-autobiographical solo performance by Malik, based on the poetry and prose of QuentinThePoet, delves into aging, grief, LGBTQIA+ issues, the unique challenges of coming out later in life, mental health, sexual abuse, and generational trauma. It also confronts the complexities of growing up Black and gay, exploring contradictions within the community, and finding ways to age and die fabulously.
Don’t miss this unforgettable theatrical exploration of self, identity, and the power of storytelling. Grab your tickets below!