American King Umps 
A Midsummer Night’s Melodrama on the Tragedy of Slavery

Set during the Civil War on the King Cotton Plantation in West Texas, the story of American King Umps begins as the Master of the Plantation, fearing the oncoming of the Union Army, sells his large holding of slaves and then attempts to burn the entire plantation. In the Master’s absence the slaves are left both to govern themselves, and define their own identities. King Umps is high comedy from beginning to end, a parody of Gone With the Wind and Comedy of Errors meets Roots.

Incorporating the playwright’s Great-Great-Grandfather’s stories of slavery with mistaken identities, vaudeville and farce, this celebration of Juneteenth allows us, through humor, a deeper journey into the tragedy of slavery and a chance to reflect on how this chapter of the American Experience continues to impact us today.

Run time: 2hrs including intermission

With:
Noah Cotter, Ricardy Fabre, Jerry Foster,
Jennifer Lanier, Anya Pearson and Damaris Webb

Come celebrate Juneteenth!
Saturday June 1st, 3pm

Reading held at Redeemer Leaven Church
5431 NE 20th Avenue at Killingsworth
Free to the public

“(Webb) proves to be a highly likable performer, subtly illuminating some thematic contours through stylized movement, but relying mostly on a personable way with anecdotes and a real knack for varied character voices and accents.”

join me with the modern dance awareness society for a unique workshop and site specific performance opportunity on the island of Andros, Greece.  August 16 – 31 2012

 written and performed by Damaris Webb, directed by Debra Disbrow, dramaturgy by Ashley Hughes

What does it mean to be black?
Is it the shade of your skin? The kink of your hair? Is it learned? What is its language, both in the body and on the tongue? 

 The Box Marked Black is a tender solo performance piece, tracing the experience of growing up mulatto in the pre-Huxtable era. With only Jenny Willis from The Jeffersons as a guide, our multi-disciplinary storyteller creates narrative from the perspective of both sides of her interracial family, embodying multiple characters, childhood memories (including a “Roots” sock puppet re-enactment) and fantasy.

 “Yes, I knew the issue of diversity was important, but not till Damaris Webb in The Box Marked Black did diversity, dance, sing, do a puppet show– and winningly speak from, and to, the heart.”-Michael Wolk, Executive Director, All For One Theater Festival

IN PORTLAND, OREGON

Saturday, June 2nd at 5pm, Sunday, June 3rd at 7pm, Monday, June 4th at 9pm

Presented by The 1 Festival at The Headwaters Theater 55 NE Farragut #9

Tickets $15 & $10 Buy Tickets https://www.boxofficetickets.com/go/event?id=184445

Directions http://theheadwaters.net/?page_id=23

AND

IN BOULDER, COLORADO

Saturday, June 16th at 7pm & Sunday, June 17th at 3pm

Presented by We’re House at the We’re House Theater 5763 Arapahoe Ave. Unit P / Tickets $10 Buy Tickets http://www.brownpapertickets.com/event/245695

Directions http://www.thewerehouse.org/Directions.html

syn·es·the·sia
1. (noun) from the ancient Greek “syn”, (together), and “aisthesis”, (sensation), is a neurologically based condition in which stimulation of one sensory or cognitive pathway leads to automatic, involuntary experiences in a second sensory or cognitive pathway.
2. The poetic description of a sense impression in terms of another sense, as in “a loud perfume.”

CROSSTALK COCONUT, a submersion into the neurological condition of synesthesia, is a visceral and stimulating romp examining known synesthetes such as Vladimir Nabokov, Joan Mitchell, Marian McPartland and others. This interdisciplinary theater piece with a winning DIY aesthetic by the Stenographers invites the audience to question: how much do our sense perceptions affect the way we want to communicate with the world?

What if you had no choice but to taste a personality? Or see explosions of magenta every time a word is spoken?

CROSSTALK COCONUT at Dixon Place,
161A Chrystie St. (between Rivington and Delancey)
THURS, MAY 17, 9:30 PM (One night only!)

https://web.ovationtix.com/trs/pe/9665654

THE STENOGRAPHERS is a new performance collective that builds interdisciplinary collaborative works, with a focus on documentary dance theater. Members Téana David, Debra Disbrow and Damaris Webb’s combined credits reflect original performance for Joyce Soho, Undergroundzero Festival, Movement Research, New York Int’l Fringe, Live Arts, Earthdance, Estrogenuis, NY Musical Theater Festival, and New Dramatists, amongst others. The three met while earning their MFA’s in Contemporary Performance at Naropa University. The Stenographers have developed the ensemble piece, HUETOPIA for the Fury Factory in San Francisco, and the solo piece THE BOX MARKED BLACK for Dixon Place.