A staged reading of Cristina García’s newest play

Join Brava Studio Sessions when we present a work in progress showing of Vero Majano’s multimedia performance, Remember Los Siete.

Brava Studio Sessions presents a staged reading of Overlooked Latinas.

Help Kevin Seaman solve the world’s testosterone problem in this preview of his debut solo show #femmasculine.

Brava Studio Sessions presents a staged reading of Marisela Trevino Orta’s Ghost Limb. This is a free event (donations happily accepted).

Brava Studio Sessions presents a staged reading of Robert O'Hara's An American Ma(u)l

We invite you to a unique staged reading/benefit to uplift our local community, respond to Orlando and the current status quo, and present stories by a terrific mix of established and emerging playwrights.

Brava Studio Sessions returns with a reading of El Niño by Javier Hurtado. El Niño tells the story of a son and his mother left to confront the ghost of the family patriarch, Don Alverez, after his death.

Brava Studio Sessions and BACCE present a staged reading of Robert O'Hara's provocative comedy, Bootycandy - a series of short pieces – plays, sermons, sketches – that follows the story of Sutter as he embarks on an outrageous odyssey of his boyhood home, his church, dive bars, motel rooms and even nursing homes in a kaleidoscope of meta-theatrics that weave a portrait of growing up black and gay.

Brava Studio Sessions presents a staged reading of Waafrika by Nick Mwaluko and directed by Addie Jean Ulrey.

Piernas is the heartfelt story of Cecilia, a Chicana journalist on a trek back home to confront a family secret from the past. Challenges unfold as Mama's illness takes hold on her journey to expose the truth.

In Judy Juanita's new satire on Blackademia, Layla a Black academic on her way to a conference meets Diahlo, the forgotten founder of Black Studies.

Beyond the Bars is a reentry story that focuses on  those affected by incarceration and their communities. It is a compilation of first person stories as told to Ayodele "WordSlanger" Nzinga offered as a choreopoem in development of a fully staged play. 

Lil’ Morena, is a elusive young pop sensation. At least, that’s who she is at the moment. The young diva is full of secrets, but she has survived that way since 1715. Now, after 300 years, she’s sick. The only thing that can save her is locked in box somewhere in the home of her recently deceased lover, Josefa. Lil has to get herself together, for her fans, her staff and herself without the love of her life. Maravilla is a story about the fragility of a love that has taken centuries to find and what happens when it dies. 

In the last months of 1999, Fidelia moves to the San Francisco Mission District to live with her tía Carmelita unaware that the beautiful and powerful Alcira is setting a trap for her. Intent on surviving the next millennium, Alcira forces a showdown with Fidelia who must discover her true self and unlock her dormant powers if she is to survive.

A Wife of Buddha is about people who are grappling with leaving behind old identities defined by culture, tradition or societal expectations and creating new ones for themselves. 

Pousada Azul is the story of life, death and rebirth, amongst two African American expats and one elusive traveler, whose lives intersect over one rainy season, at a guest house overlooking the Atlantic Ocean in Salvador Brazil.

In Marisela Orta's dark fairy tale, Isadora finds the strength to stand up to her abusive husband Septimo when he forces the very pregnant Yolot to stay against her will. 

BRAVA Studio Session's presents a reading of the play, "sash & trim" directed playwright Djola Branner.