Troubling Our House (2015)
Based On: Inherit the Wind
Playwright: Pearl Cleage
Director: Patrick McColery
Workshop: June 29 – July 18, 2015
Palefsky Collision Project History
Browse the history and watch full performances of the Palefsky Collision Project over the years.
BLAZE (2025)
Based On: Parable of the Sower by Octavia E. Butler
Playwright: Maya Lawrence
Director: Sam Provenzano
Director of Artistic Mentorship: Rodney L. Williams
Music Director: David Koté
Workshop: July 7 – July 26, 2025
Dreams Born of Chaos (2024)
Based On: The Hill We Climb by Amanda Gorman
Playwright: Maya Lawrence
Director: Sam Provenzano
Director of Artistic Mentorship: Rodney L. Williams
Workshop: July 8 – July 27, 2024
Praying with Our Feet: For the People Who Can Light Up the City (2023)
Based On: Something Moving: A Meditation on Maynard by Pearl Cleage
Playwright: Pearl Cleage
Director: Patrick McColery
Workshop: July 10 – July 29, 2023
Everybody Has a Heartache: What We Don’t Know (2022)
Based On: Conflict Resolution for Holy Beings by Joy Harjo
Playwright: Pearl Cleage
Director: Patrick McColery
Workshop: June 20 – July 10, 2022
“What Makes You Think I’m Alone?” A Meditation on Marvin (2021)
Based On: What’s Going On by Marvin Gaye
Playwright: Pearl Cleage
Director: Patrick McColery
Workshop: July 12 – July 30, 2021
Dangerous Talk: A Back Then Journey to the Right Now (2020)
Based On: White Rose by Kip Wilson
Playwright: Pearl Cleage
Director: Patrick McColery
Workshop: July 6 – July 25, 2020
We Are the Future (2019)
Based On: 1984
Playwright: Pearl Cleage
Director: Patrick McColery
Workshop: July 8 – July 27, 2019
From Grover’s Corners to the ATL: A Journey of the Heart and Mind (2018)
Based On: Our Town
Playwright: Pearl Cleage
Director: Patrick McColery
Workshop: July 9 – July 28, 2018
Our Day’s Gonna Come: An American Freedom Song (2017)
Based On: MARCH
Playwright: Pearl Cleage
Director: Patrick McColery
Workshop: July 10 – July 29, 2017
A Celebration in Search of Assumption: The Artist’s Role in Wartime (2016)
Based On: Leaves of Grass
Playwright: Pearl Cleage
Director: Patrick McColery
Workshop: July 11 – July 30, 2016
Tom Joad’s Blues: An American Odyssey (2014)
Based On: The Grapes of Wrath
Playwright: Pearl Cleage
Director: Patrick McColery
Workshop: June 23 – July 12, 2014
Long Time Coming (2013)
Based On: Gettysburg Address
Playwright: Pearl Cleage
Director: Patrick McColery
Workshop: June 24 – July 13, 2013
Wish You Were Here (2012)
Based On: It’s a Wonderful Life
Playwright: Pearl Cleage
Director: Patrick McColery
Workshop: June 25 – July 14, 2012
Life, Liberty and the Pursuit of Happiness: an inside/outside improvisational collaboration (2011)
Based On: The Declaration of Independence
Playwright: Pearl Cleage
Director: Rosemary Newcott
Workshop: June 27 – July 17, 2011
The Short Story of Michael Fish (2010)
Based On: Cyrano de Bergerac
Guest Artist: Janece Shaffer
Director: Rosemary Newcott
Workshop: June 28 – July 17, 2010
Script Development: July 2010 – June 2011
Around Atlanta on Eighty Dollars (2009)
Based On: Around the World in 80 Days
Guest Artist: Mark Valdez
Director: Rosemary Newcott
Workshop: June 29 – July 18, 2009
Script Development: July 2009 – February 2010
Production with HS Acting Ensemble: July 2011
Children of the Dream (2008)
Based On: “I Have a Dream” Speech
Guest Artist: Rajendra Ramoon Maharaj
Director: Rosemary Newcott
Workshop: June 30 – July 18, 2008
Script Development: July 2008 – February 2009
HS Production Tour: Spring 2009
Memorabilia (2007)
Based On: The Glass Menagerie
Guest Artist: Ken Weitzman
Workshop: June 11 – 29, 2007
Script Development: July 2007 – August 2008
HS Production Tour: Spring 2009
17 (2006)
Based On: Death of a Salesman
Guest Artist: Chay Yew
Director: Rosemary Newcott
Workshop: June 12 – 30, 2006
Script Development: July 2006 – August 2007
HS Production Tour: Spring 2008
The True Chronicle History of Hip Hop Lear (or the King of Blingland and his three daughters) (2005)
Based On: King Lear
Guest Artist: Oyamo
Director: Rosemary Newcott
Workshop: June 13 – July 2, 2005
Script Development: July 2005 – August 2006
HS Production Tour: February 5 – 16, 2007
Defy You, Stars (2004)
Based On: Romeo & Juliet
Guest Artist: Lauren Gunderson
Director: Rosemary Newcott
Workshop: Summer 2004
Script Development: July 2004 – August 2005
HS Production Tour: April 12 – 26, 2006
We Are Antigone (2003)
Based On: Antigone
Guest Artist: Tammy Ryan
Director: Rosemary Newcott
Workshop: Summer 2003
Script Development: July 2003 – August 2004
HS Production Tour: April 18 – May 2, 2005
Promise (2002)
Based On: Our Town
Guest Artist: Michael Rhod
Director: Rosemary Newcott & Michael Rohd
Workshop: September 2001 – April 2002
Script Development: August 2002 – August 2003
HS Production Tour: February 2004
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