VMJ Productions
2023 Touring Shows
The following shows are available for tour to your school or organization. Please view our selection below and contact us via email at info@vmjartscollecitve.com for additional information or booking inquiries.
When Birds with
Broken Wings Fly
Developed as part of The Kennedy Center's Local Theatre Residency program at the Reach in the division of Social Impact, When Birds with Broken Wings Fly, is a solo performance piece that explores the spiritual, mental and physical journey of black women when the world negates and exploits their "Black Girl Magic."
Inspired by the working documentary, "The Myth of the Black Superwoman" and the book, "In a Field Full of Lavender Trees", this production is a compilation of mixed media, monologues, poetry, song, dance and music that travels through the challenges and triumphs of black women navigating a world that often imitates their essence while erasing their existence. From stories of self-awareness, relationships, family and independence to moments of grief, healing and joy, this piece aims to provide a safe space to the elevate the voices of black women while reclaiming their sovereignty, divinity and power.
Approximate Running Time
60 minutes
Rainbow Children, Angel Babies & Fruitless Fig Trees
Inspired by the structural format of "For Colored Girls..." and “Women on Fire” this piece is an exploration of infertility, loss and barrenness in
support of pregnancy and infant loss awareness.
Through a series of monologues, song and dance, "Rainbow Children, Angel Babies and Fruitless Fig Trees expresses the stages of grief (denial,
anger, bargaining, depression and acceptance) for those who have experienced loss or inability to have children.
Approximate Running Time
60 minutes
The Suicide Journals:
Mistaken Identity
With its workshop introduction & world premiere at the 2015 Capital Fringe Festival in Washington, DC, “The Suicide Journals” aims to take an in-depth, intense and raw look at the world of teenage and young adult suicide.
Each character represents some of the common methods of suicide/suicide attempts by youth while exploring issues such as sexuality and religion, systematic injustices, racism, Islamophobia, bullying and abuse. Through a
series of monologues, each story told represents the nearly 4,000 youth that die by suicide each year in the United States alone. It is our hope to raise awareness and cultivate discussion that leads to action on a subject that is often hushed, swept under the rug or ignored by simply stating that suicide is taboo.
Approximate Running Time
65 minutes
The Suicide Journals: Mistaken Identity Informational Packet
(available February 2023)
Chocolate Vanilla:
A Different Kind of Love Story
Chocolate/Vanilla is an exploration of racial tension between African American males and females. From the beginnings of slavery to the 21st century, this piece explores the difficulties, judgments, assumptions, and struggles of being an African American and the internal struggles within American Society. Infused with spiritual hymns, poetry, song, dance, and step, Chocolate/Vanilla exposes hushed disparity of colorism, sexism and division within the African American culture.
Approximate Running Time
90 minutes