Setting out to disrupt the pervasiveness of anti-Blackness and acknowledge the resilience of Black people throughout history, Aleshea Harris’s acclaimed, groundbreaking "What To Send Up When It Goes Down" uses parody, song, and movement in a series of vignettes to create a space for catharsis, reflection, cleansing, and healing. The lines between actors and audiences blur as the audience is asked to not only observe the performance, but participate in the ritual as well. The play was created for a Black audience but all are welcome. 

This production will “move” throughout DC, beginning with venues operating at the intersection of Black social and cultural life, before landing at Woolly in the fall of 2019.