Seasonal

A Not So Quiet Nocturne

A young African-American Deaf woman who has contracted AIDS from her dead husband and gave birth to an AIDS-infected baby. After her baby’s passing, she must not only grapple with her family issues but help raise her nephew, who has fallen victim to the lures of the urban streets -- the life that killed his father.​

PRODUCTION DETAILS

Venue

Atlas Performing Arts Center

Category

Drama: Stage

Starts

Ends

Season

2023–2024

A Not So Quiet Nocturne, written by Jaye Austin Williams, directed by Alexandria Wailes.

Ran April 11 to 21, 2024 at the Lang Theater, Atlas Performing Arts Center, 1333 H Street NE, Washington, DC 20002.

A young African-American Deaf woman who has contracted AIDS from her dead husband and gave birth to an AIDS-infected baby. After her baby's passing, she must not only grapple with her family issues but help raise her nephew, who has fallen victim to the lures of the urban streets, the life that killed his father.

Production team

  • Michelle Banks, Producer and Artistic Director

  • Jaye Austin Williams, Playwright

  • Alexandria Wailes, Director

  • Ashley Mapley-Brittle, Assistant Director

  • Bethany Slater, Production Manager

  • Fatimah Abdul-Rahim, Stage Manager and Lighting Operator

  • Amelia Hensley, Assistant Stage Manager

  • Rosa Lee Timm, Director of Artistic Sign Language

  • Jourdan Holden, Lighting Designer

  • Jonathan Mesich, Set Designer

  • Justin Schmitz, Sound Designer

  • Grayson Moreno, Assistant Sound Designer

  • Sarah Velkovich, A1 Operator

  • Ronnie Bradley, Costume Designer

  • Andrea Vigil, Projection Designer and PRJX/SND Operator

  • Andres Poch, Captioning Programmer and Operator

  • Andrew StCyr, Filmmaker and Videographer

Sponsors and partners

Borealis Philanthropy, Disability Inclusion Fund, DC Commission on the Arts and Humanities, and the Atlas Performing Arts Center.

ENSEMBLE CAST

ENSEMBLE CAST

Creating accessible, transformative theatre and dance experiences at the intersection of Deaf and hearing communities.

1333 H St NE, Washington, D.C. 20002
(VP/Voice) 202-568-8864· info@vocarts.org

© 2026 VOCA Arts · 501(c)(3)

Creating accessible, transformative theatre and dance experiences at the intersection of Deaf and hearing communities.

1333 H St NE, Washington, D.C. 20002
(VP/Voice) 202-568-8864· info@vocarts.org

© 2026 VOCA Arts · 501(c)(3)

Creating accessible, transformative theatre and dance experiences at the intersection of Deaf and hearing communities.

1333 H St NE, Washington, D.C. 20002
(VP/Voice) 202-568-8864· info@vocarts.org

© 2026 VOCA Arts · 501(c)(3)

Creating accessible, transformative theatre and dance experiences at the intersection of Deaf and hearing communities.

1333 H St NE, Washington, D.C. 20002
(VP/Voice) 202-568-8864· info@vocarts.org

© 2026 VOCA Arts · 501(c)(3)

Creating accessible, transformative theatre and dance experiences at the intersection of Deaf and hearing communities.

1333 H St NE, Washington, D.C. 20002
(VP/Voice) 202-568-8864· info@vocarts.org

© 2026 VOCA Arts · 501(c)(3)