Be the first to get tickets for DC Black Theatre & Arts Festival’s One-Act Battle. More than a competition, this one-act competition is more like fighting Muhammad Ali in his prime! The One-Act Battle is a  five  day competition divided into 4 categories; Drama, Comedy, Adult theme and Anything Goes. Each night the audience cast their votes to select the best play of the evening.  The winning play from each evening moves on the final  round; the battle to end all battles! The right to hold the  title “DCBTF’s Heavy Weight Champion of the World!”

tickets & lineup

Monday

June 24, 2025

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Comedy

Ugly Baby

by Rosie Rogers

Banana Brains

by Em German

Views from forever

by Alfred & Sherrell Duncan

Nursing Home Blues

by Sam McCrea

Pillow Talk

by Glenn Alan

Playing House

by Anthony Green

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Tuesday

June 25, 2025

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DRAMA

Just breathe

by Danae Henry

Protect & Preserve

by Nelwat Ishkamewe

Houghton

by Vernon Montgomery

The Belle & The Buldagger

by Aiyi'nah “SimplyNay” Ford

Girls' Night In

by Kimberly Lucas

Every[Black]Man

by Lorenzo Henriquez

Run

by Lacresha Berry

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Wednesday

June 26, 2025

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solo/DUO

Two Sisters

by Arlette Thomas-Fletcher

Courageous

by Corey Jay Johnson

Father & Son

by The Philly Boys

THE SECRETS MEN KEEP

by Glenn Alan

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Thursday

June 27, 2025

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Anything Goes

The Side Effects of Being a Black Man in America

by Kimberly Lucas

Dry Cleaners Dilemma

by Paula Goddard

Lost Cause

by Gabrielle Moore

Just Fishin'

by Kim El

The Diary of an

Afro Goddess

by Cherie Danielle

Before Closing Time

by Shalom Omo-Osagie

Little Black Bird

by Kaylin Luces

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Friday

June 28, 2025

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championship

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tickets only $12

Hosted by the one & only

Meshelle “The Indie-Mom of Comedy"

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INNOVATIVE, INDEPENDENT, with INDIVIDUALITY are the words that best describe MESHELLE “The Indie-Mom of Comedy”. With a style that makes you stop and in your tracks and say “she looks like “the Girlfriend, not “the WIFE” and certainly not anyone’s “MOM”.

MESHELLE is a wife, mother of 3, and sought after comedienne whose appearances include: Nickelodeon’s Search for the Funniest Mom in America 3 (Hosted by Roseanne Barr), Martin Lawrence Presents: THE FIRST AMENDMENT STAND UP (STARz), THE BLACKLIST: 20 Most Notable and Notorious Moments of 2009 & 2010 (TV-ONE); BET News Presents; Obama: Journey to the White House, as well as BET’s ComicView (2014), ASPIRE TV (LaffMobb Presents:We Got Next, 2014) The WORD Network (Soulaughable Comedy Series) (NBC, syndicated Documentary) Walk a Mile In My Shoes: 90 Year Look at The NAACP MESHELLE pioneered the role of “Michelle” (portrayed by Kimberly Elise in the film adaptation) in the hit Stage Play “Woman Thou Art Loosed” written by TD Jakes and Terry McFadden.

MESHELLE “THE INDIE-MOM OF COMEDY” IS INDEED…FUNNY ON PURPOSE!

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