Photos by Michelle Y. Thompson

Poetic Theater Productions and Musical Theatre Factory one-night-only concert happening, Feeling Good: Pleasure as Ritual Resistance took place on August 21st, 2019 at Judson Memorial Church. Creating a portal through adrienne maree brown’s NY Times bestselling book Pleasure Activism, this night is a gathering with artist-activists across performance disciplines who center pleasure in their work of social transformation.

Judson Arts presents Musical Theatre Factory & Poetic Theater Productions’

Feeling Good: Pleasure as Ritual Resistance

Presented as a part of Judson Arts Wednesdays’ “Magic Time” Series

Hosted by Toni Blackman

Featuring work by Shakina Nayfack, Jillian Walker, Nia O. Witherspoon, Troy Anthony, Kay Ulanday Barrett, and Taja Lindley.

Directed by Jeremy Karafin and Mei Ann Teo

Musical direction by Tariq Al-Sabir

Arrangement by Juliette Jones of Rootstock Republic

Music Ensemble featuring Tariq Al-Sabir on Keys, Juliette Jones on Violin, Dara Hankins on Cello, Keyanna Hutchinson on Guitar, Michelle Marie Osbourne on Bass, and Reggie Thomas on Drums

Projection design by Lisa Renkel and Brian Pacelli

Lighting design by Kryssy Wright

Production stage management by Ellen Mischinski

Audio production and engineering by Ray Archie of Notes to the Soul