"The Wash" - by Kelundra Smith - Front Porch Arts Collective (Boston, MA.)
Front Porch Arts Collective
Presents Kelundra Smith's
"THE WASH"
Written by Kelundra Smith
Directed by Tasia A. Jones
Performances:
October 31, 2026 through November 22, 2026
(Contact Box Office for Exact Times)
Performances to be held at the Roberts Studio Theatre, Calderwood Pavilion, 527 Tremont Street, Boston, MA. 02116
TICKETS:
Tickets and more information available at frontporcharts.org.
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ABOUT THE SHOW
In Kelundra Smith's "THE WASH" - Set in 1880s Atlanta, the play follows Black washerwomen whose fight for fair wages sparks a labor strike and a powerful movement for economic justice for Black women in the post-Reconstruction South.
In 1881, Black laundresses in Atlanta led a strike weeks before the International Cotton Exposition came to town.
Demanding $1/dozen pounds of laundry, the Atlanta Washerwomen’s Strike was one of the largest, successful interracial labor strikes of the post-Civil War era.
"THE WASH" offers an intimate and often funny look at ordinary women who went from workers to fighters - and won.
ABOUT FRONT PORCH ARTS COLLECTIVE
THE FRONT PORCH ARTS COLLECTIVE is a Black theatre company committed to advancing racial equity in Boston through theatre.
THE FRONT PORCH is...
- A communal gathering place.
- A 501c3 Non-profit organization.
As a Black theatre company committed to rewriting those narratives, the name FRONT PORCH ARTS COLLECTIVE signifies a communal spirit, inspiring us to serve communities of color and produce art that is inclusive of all communities and welcoming to all audiences, to inspire a more tolerant and inclusive Boston.
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