El Hajj Malik Phillip Glass aka Sekou Lasana February 21, 1974

Black Girl Sandra Sheffey May/June 1974

“7” (Reader’s Theatre-First performance presented in the opening of the Mbayi Mbayo Theatre during Pan-African Festival) Regina Massey May 1974

Family Meeting and The Trials of Brother Jero

William W. Mackey - Sandy Sheffey / Wole Soyinka - Sekou Lasana January 9-12, 1975

Contribution and Shoes Ted Shine - Sekou Lasana Spring 1975

Day of Absence Douglas Turner Ward - Landas Walker Winter 1975

Wine in the Wilderness Alice Childress - Sekou Lasana Winter 1975

Slave Ship Imamu Amiri Baraka December 4-7, 1975

Bess and Co . Landas Walker (student playwright) Sekou Lasana Spring 1976

Black Scenes (a collection of three scenes about Black life) Eric Johnson, Carol Walker, and Robert Beavers Spring 1976

Tambourines to Glory Langston Hughes - Sekou Lasana February 26-29, March 4-7, 1976

El Hajj Malik N.R. Davidson - Sekou Lasana February 18-21, 1977

Sister-Sister (Collection by the class: music, dance and poetry) Sekou Lasana and Sherry Mack Spring 1977

Just Us Girls (Collection by class, major writer, Mable Haddock) Mable Haddock Fall 1977

Brother, Brother (Collection by class, some writing by Sekou Lasana) Robert Beavers Fall 1977

Purlie (excerpts) Ossie Davis - Benny J. Pritchett November 11, 1977

A Cry for My People (Collection by Sekou Lasana and friends, full-length musical ) Sekou Lasana Winter 1977

The River Niger Sekou Lasana May 5-8, 12-15, 1978

The Amen Corner James Baldwin - Benny Pritchett May 19 & 20, 1978

Kuumba: An Evening of Creative Expression Ed Bullins, Ron Furman, Robert Wesley - Carolyn Walker February 28, March 1 & 2, 1979

Wine in the Wilderness Alice Childress - Carolyn Walker June 1 & 2, 1979

Stagolee Interpreted by Ed Smith. Fran Dorsey October 18-21, 1979

Prelude by Fran Dorsey.Harold Rutherford

Ebony Woman Originally compiled by Shirley Basfield. Fran Dorsey/Harold Rutherford December 6-9, 1979

Revised by Fran Dorsey/Harold Rutherford.

The Gentleman Caller and Death List Ed Bullins - Fran Dorsey April 3-6, may 2, 1980

Day of Absence and Prayer Meeting Ben Caldwell - Douglas Turner Ward - Fran Dorsey October 16-19, 23-26, 1980

Prayer Meeting or The First Militant Minister, (Touring Production for the People Investment Project, Canton, Ohio) Ben Caldwell - Fran Dorsey November 9, 1980

Ebony Woman Originally compiled by Shirley C. Basfield. Fran Dorsey February 26-28,1981 Revised by Fran Dorsey. March 1, 5-8, 1981

Choreography by De, Layne Robinson

Ebony Woman (Touring Production for Independent Black/Minority Coalition, Warren , Ohio )

Revised by Fran Dorsey. Originally compiled by Shirley C. Basfield. Fran Dorsey March 14 & 15, 1981

Choreography by De, Layne Robinson

El Hajj Malik (Touring Production-Hayden Auditorium, Hiram College, Hiram , Ohio ) N.R. Davidson - Fran Dorsey April 11, 1981

El Hajj Malik N.R. Davidson - Fran Dorsey April 17-20, 198181

El Hajj Malik (touring Production for the Paul Robeson Cultural and Performing Arts Center, Central State University, Wilberforce, Ohio) N.R. Davidson - Fran Dorsey May 9, 1981

El Hajj Malik (Touring Production for the National Independent Black Political Party, McGuffey Center, Youngstown , Ohio ) N.R. Davidson - Fran Dorsey May 16, 1981

Papa’s Daughter Dorthy Ahmad - Fran Dorsey July 19 & 20, 1981

Beyond the Rainbow Compiled by Margaret Ford-Taylor Margaret Ford-Taylor October 23-25, 1981

Beyond the Rainbow (Touring Production for the 66th Anniversary Convention Association for the Study of Afro-American Life and History, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania) Compiled by Margaret Ford-Taylor Margaret Ford-Taylor October 31, 1981

Stagolee Interpreted by Ed Smith. - Fran Dorsey November 6-8, 13-15, 1981

Boesman & Lena Athol Fugard - Margaret Ford-Taylor November 20-22, 1981

Stagolee (Touring Production for the Phoenix Program, Akron, Ohio) Interpreted by Ed Smith. - Fran Dorsey December 4, 1981

The Way it Was Produced by Margaret Ford-Taylor Margaret Ford-Taylor February 25-28, March 4-7, 1982

Ebony Woman (Touring Production for the People Investment Project, Canton , Ohio ) Originally compiled by Shirley C. Basfield. - Fran Dorsey March 21, 1982

Ebony Woman Originally compiled by Shirley C. Basfield. Revised by Fran Dorsey. Choreography by Wasonna Williams. - Fran Dorsey March 27, 1982

Ebony Woman (Touring Production- Cuyahoga Community College ,Cleveland , Ohio ) Originally compiled by Shirley C. Basfield. Choreography by Wasonna Williams. Revised by Fran Dorsey. Fran Dorsey April 23, 1982

Ebony Woman (Television Production- WNEO 45/WEAO 49, Kent, Ohio) Originally compiled by Shirley C. Basfield. Revised by Fran Dorsey. Choreography by Wasonna Williams. Fran Dorsey April-May, 1982

Livin’ Fat Judi Ann Mason - Margaret Ford-Taylor April 16-18, 23-25, 1982

Contribution and Papa’s Daughter Ted Shine,Dorthy Ahmad - Fran Dorsey November 12-14, 19-21, 1982

Mojo: A Black Love Story and Light Travlin’ Alice Childress - Ed Smith February 25-27, March 4-6, 1983

The Sweet Flypaper of Life Langston Hughes - Mary “Peaches” Anderson Music composed/directed by Glenn Brackens April 7-10, 14-17, 22, 1983

Sizwe Bansi is Dead Athol Fugard - William Lewis III November 18-20, 25-27, 1983

Ebony Woman (Touring Production- Hurray for Black Women, Clevleand, Ohio , Sponsored by Club Date Magazine) Originally compiled by Shirley C. Basfield. Revised by Fran Dorsey. Choreography by Wasonna Williams. Fran Dorsey October 22, 1983

 Prayer Meeting and Family Portrait Ben Caldwell - Fran Dorsey April 13-15, 20-22, 1984

Ebony Woman (Touring Production-The Black Cultural Center, The University Of Akron, Akron, Ohio) Originally compiled by Shirley C. Basfield. Revised by Fran Dorsey. Choreography by Wasonna Williams. Fran Dorsey June 8-10, 1984

Day of Absence Douglas Turner Ward - Fran Dorsey February 22-24, March 1-3, 1985

Home Samm-Art Williams - Fran Dorsey April 19-21, 26-28, 1985

Master Harold and the Boys Athol Fugard - Wallace Sterling October 25-27, November 1-3, 1985

Wine in the Wilderness Alice Childress - Fran Dorsey April 4-6, 11-13, 1986

The Sty of the Blind Pig Phillip Hayes Dean - Fran Dorsey October 13, November 1, 7 & 8, 1986

Stagolee Interpreted by Ed Smith. February 5-8, 1987

Stagolee (Touring Production for The Black Cultural Center, J.S. Knight Auditorium, The University of Akron, Akron , Ohio ) Interpreted by Ed Smith February 14, 1987

Stagolee (Touring Production for Black United Students, J.S. Knight Auditorium, The University of Akron, Akron , Ohio ) Interpreted by Ed Smith March 1, 1987

Sugar-Mouth Sam Don’t Dance No More Don Evans , Phillip Hayes Dean - Fran Dorsey November 13-15, 20-22, 1987

The Owl Killer (Touring Production- Indian River School, Massillon, Ohio) Phillip Hayes - Dean Fran Dorsey December 1987

Ebony Woman (Touring Production for Project Ester; “Expo: The Black Woman of Today & Tomorrow.” Sponsored by ABCD, Inc., of Canton, Ohio) Originally compiled by Shirley C. Basfield Revised by Fran Dorsey Fran Dorsey February 17, 1988

A Lovesong for Miss Lydia Don Evans - Fran Dorsey October 21-23, 28-30, 1988

Day of Absence Douglas T. Ward - Fran Dorsey February 1989

African Violet, an Evening of Poetry and Song -15 th Annual Pan-African Festival Arranged by Fran Dorsey Fran Dorsey April 21, 1989

African Violet (Touring Production for the 19 th Annual African Cultural Weekend, The Rayen High School Auditorium, Youngstown, Ohio) Compiled by Fran Dorsey for the Harambee Coalition. Choreography by Wasonna Williams , Fran Dorsey July 14, 1989