Production History

Fairview By Jackie Sibblies Drury Directed by Jenny Nelson November 2 - 19, 2023 At the Frasier household, preparations for Grandma’s birthday party are underway. Beverly is holding on to her sanity by a thread to make sure this party is perfect, but her sister can’t be bothered to help, her husband doesn’t seem to listen, her brother is MIA, her daughter is a teenager, and maybe nothing is what it seems in the first place… Fairview is a searing examination of families, drama, family dramas, and the insidiousness of white supremacy. Reviews: Arts Paper, At CCT, "Fairview" Digs Deep

Unbecoming Tragedy Written and performed by Terrence Riggins Directed by Cheyenne Barboza September 15 - 16, 2023 This new play, written & performed by playwright and actor Terrence Riggins, is a powerful story at the intersection of art and life. It is at this convergence that one man struggles against the weight of his burden to determine the value of his life. Directed by award-winning, CT-based director Cheyenne Barboza. In collaboration with Long Wharf Theatre. Reviews: Arts Paper, In "Unbecoming Tragedy," An Artist's Life Journey

Barbecue By Robert O'Hara Directed by Jenny Nelson March 23 - April 8, 2023 Robert O’Hara’s Barbecue centers around the O'Mallerys: a dysfunctional group of adult siblings who come together for a park barbecue to stage an emergency intervention for their sister Barbara whose drug habit has gotten out of hand. Through O'Hara's darkly comedic lens, the play engages audiences in a dialogue about race and social class, family politics, and the ways we give up parts ourselves to the stranglehold of capitalism. Reviews: Arts Paper, Collective Consciousness Theatre Bounces Back New Haven Independent, Collective Consciousness Theatre Serves Up Grilling Comedy Press: LoveBabz LoveTalk, Interview

Skeleton Crew* By Dominique Morisseau Directed by Dexter Singleton March 5 - 22, 2020 At the start of the Great Recession, one of the last auto stamping plants in Detroit is on shaky ground. Each of the workers have to make choices on how to move forward if their plant goes under. Shanita has to decide how she'll support herself and her unborn child, Faye has to decide how and where she'll live, and Dez has to figure out how to make his ambitious dreams a reality. Power dynamics shift as their manager Reggie is torn between doing right by his work family, and by the red tape in his office. Powerful and tense, Skeleton Crew is the third of Dominique Morisseau's Detroit cycle trilogy *In March 2020, CCT was forced to abruptly close its production of Skeleton Crew because of COVID-19, and ultimately, to cancel the remainder of the 2019-20 season. Photos by Joel Callaway. Reviews: Arts Paper, With "Skeleton Crew," Collective Consciousness Walks The Line New Haven Independent, Collective Consciousness Theater Works It Overtime Press: LoveBabz LoveTalk, Interview

Pass Over By Antoinette Nwandu Directed by Jenny Nelson October 24 - November 10, 2019 Moses and Kitch stand around on the corner talking, passing the time, and hoping that maybe today will be different. As they dream of their promised land, a stranger wanders into their space with his own agenda and derails their plans. Emotional and lyrical, Pass Over crafts everyday profanities into poetic and humorous riffs, exposing the unquestionable human spirit of young men stuck in a cycle just looking for a way out. A provocative riff on Waiting for Godot, Pass Over is a rare piece of politically-charged theater by a bold new American voice. Press: New Haven Review, Broken-Promise Land New Haven Independent, Collective Consciousness Theatre Gets Cornered Arts Paper, Collective Consciousness Takes on Police Brutality Broadway World, Pass Over Makes Regional Premiere at Collective Consciousness Theatre

The Royale By Marco Ramirez Directed by Jenny Nelson March 28 - April 14, 2019 Photos by Joel Callaway. Reviews: OnStage Blog, Review New Haven Review, Collective Consciousness Theatre Delivers a Knockout Arts Paper, Collective Consciousness Gets in the Ring New Haven Independent, Royale Pulls No Punches Daily Nutmeg, Conscience Effort Press: LoveBabz LoveTalk, Interview

Rasheeda Speaking By Joel Drake Johnson Directed by Elizabeth Nearing January 17 - February 3, 2019 Reviews: New Haven Independent, Collective Consciousness Lets Rasheeda Speak Onstage Blog, Rasheeda Speaking at Collective Consciousness Theatre The Arts Paper, Rasheeda Speaks. Who Will Listen? New Haven Review, Rasheeda Speaks Starts Tonight Press: LoveBabz LoveTalk, Review

Jesus Hopped the 'A' Train By Stephen Adly Guirgis Directed by Dexter J. Singleton October 25 - November 11, 2018 Reviews: Onstage Blog, Jesus Hopped the A Train at Collective Consciousness Theatre New Haven Review, On the Inside New Haven Independent, Take this A Train Arts Paper, Redemption, Religion, and the A Train Press: LoveBabz LoveTalk, Interview NH Register, Collective Consciousness Theatre Presents Jesus Hopped the A Train

Exception to the Rule by Dave Harris Chai by DC Cathro The Captives by Barbara Blumenthal-Ehrlic June 22 - 23, 2018 Reviews: New Haven Independent, Collective Consciousness Keeps It Fresh Arts Paper, Collective Consciousness Gets Fresh

Sunset Baby By Dominique Morisseau Directed by Jenny Nelson February 22 - March 11, 2018 Reviews: New Haven Independent, Sunset Baby Looks Back in Anger

Topdog/Underdog By Suzan-Lori Parks Directed by Dexter J. Singleton November 2 - 19, 2017 Reviews: Arts Paper, At CCT, a Tale of Two Brothers New Haven Independent, Erector Square Underdog Theater Has Bite OnStage Blog, Topdog/Underdog at Collective Consciousness Theatre

Milk Like Sugar By Kirsten Greenidge Directed by Jenny Nelson March 30 - April 9, 2017 Photos by Mike Franzman.

Stories of a New America By Collective Consciousness Theatre (ensemble) Directed by Jenny Nelson February 16 - 18, 2017 Press: American Theatre Magazine, Children Will Listen: TYA Shows Get Political

THE MOUNTAINTOP By Katori Hall Directed by Dexter J. Singleton January 19 - February 4, 2017 Photos by Mike Franzman. Reviews: OnStageBlog, The Mountaintop at Collective Consciousness Theatre

This is Modern Art By Kevin Coval and Idris Goodwin Directed by Dexter J. Singleton March 31 - April 17, 2016

We Are Proud to Present a Presentation About the Herero of Namibia, Formerly Known as Southwest Africa, From the German Südwestafrika, Between the Years 1884–1915 By Jackie Sibblies Drury Directed by Jenny Nelson November 5 - 22, 2015 Press: WTNH

Detroit '67 By Dominique Morisseau Directed by Raphael Massie November 13 - 23, 2024

How to Break By Aaron Jafferis