Conceived and Directed by CJay Philip

Opening Easter weekend, April 19-27, 2025, at the Voxel Theater, Rise & Shine is a powerful new work that celebrates the beauty of creation and mankind's enduring role within it. Through a compelling fusion of chorale and contemporary gospel music, spoken word, and vibrant dance, this production explores biblical history, taking audiences on a journey of how we each fall, rise, and find resilience through the trials of life.

The performance features the dynamic Dance & Bmore Ensemble and a soulful choral collaboration. Choreographers Stephanie Powell, Frances James, and CJay Philip all contribute to this new work which beautifully blends rhythm, voice, and movement, creating a harmonious and immersive experience. Rise & Shine invites viewers to witness the transformative power of faith, unity, and the human spirit.

Join us this Easter weekend for a joy-filled celebration of creation, rebirth, and the strength to rise once more.

the dance floor, the hospital room, and the kitchen table is a theatrical ritual of memory, a queer séance, and a reckoning with history that refuses to stay in the past. Blending live performance with archival audio, this intimate and electrifying work follows three queer researchers as they wade through the voices of those lost to—and those who survived—the HIV/AIDS epidemic. As they listen, dance, and debate, the archive begins to pulse around them, refusing to be forgotten. Part ghost story, part love letter, and part urgent call to remember, this performance asks: How do we honor our ghosts while also fighting for the living?

Salty is a play about penguins and people. It is set in one of the last remaining conservation zoos in a future gripped by catastrophes created by climate change. Animals have stopped procreating, humans suffer debilitating headaches, predators run rampant, and amidst it all, two male Adelie penguins decide to parent an egg in their small Antarctic exhibit.