We LIVE for productions!!!
(and not for any flash or glam reasons, 'cause real ones know that great productions are work, annnnd real ones know that it's good work that's well worth it all.)
These spaces + time are when it all comes together. Nothing is more alive than a live production. Collaboration meets artistry meets audience, and meaning sparks in real time, shared breath, shared risk ... shared discovery.
candi dugas collective approaches production as both creative leadership + careful stewardship. We align vision + resources (people + financial) so that the work can arrive fully. Whether producing for others or shepherding my own projects, I prioritize process, sustainability, and impact - ensuring each production is artistically rigorous and thoughtfully supported from development through presentation.
We are especially interested in partnerships that value collaboration, cultural integrity, and the long view of how work lives beyond the event.
Next Narrative Monologue Competition - With True Colors Theatre Company, supporting high school students in 10+ participating regions to compete for scholarships + an all-expenses-paid trip to the finals at the historic Apollo Theater in NYC using commissioned work from 50 Black playwrights that reflect the rich diversity of the Black community. Exec. Producer: True Colors Theatre. Producer: candi dugas collective.
Cassie's Ballad - With Hush Harbor Lab, organizing + hosting crucial community conversations to engage all voices to heal from Atlanta's Missing/Murdered Children. The conversations connected to an immersive theatrical production of Cassie's Ballad by Addae Moon. The three, virtual conversations highlighted the roles that race, class, and sexual orientation played in the investigation and outcomes of the case. Executive Producers: Hush Harbor Lab + Found Stages. Conversations Producer: candi dugas collective.
"My Side of the Story: The Black Father Shares His Truth" - Inspired by candi dugas' MSOS franchise, short theatrical presentations devised from actual Black fatherhood experiences to engage fathers in transforming social + legal spaces to become father-friendly - and to connect fathers with needed resources. Executive Producers: Morehouse School of Medicine, Compassion Con. Producer/Dramaturg: candi dugas collective/candi dugas. Playwrights: Dr. Carlton Molette, Sandra Hodge-Hampton. Director: David Koté. Learn more.
"That Day" + "eye of the storm" - Two of candi dugas' short plays (30 min RT, each). "That Day" explores grief within the context of women’s friendships when one day four friends since forever became three instead of four. Exec. Producer: Grace Church. Producer: candi dugas. Playwright + Director: candi dugas. "eye of the storm" shares when Walter met Charlotte by chance during a thunderstorm on an unseasonably warm fall day in the 1950s as the struggle for Civil Rights is about to explode in the American south. {also presented during B Street Theatre’s (Sacramento, CA) 2021 New Play Brunch}. Exec. Producer: Grace Church. Producer: candi dugas. Playwright: candi dugas. Director: David Koté.
Jubalani: A Concert of Remembering and Rejoicing! - Large-scale, faith-based, weekend-long launch (including the culminating concert) to celebrate Garrett’s new Center for Music and Worship in the Black Church Experience. Jubalani featured dozens of artists: musicians, vocalists, and dancers. Exec. Producer/Director: Rev. Dr. Cynthia Wilson; Producer: candi dugas collective. Learn more.
Serenade to Sisters: I & II - A four-scene skit depicting culturally relevant themes to educate Black women about HIV/AIDS + wellness. Actors included Dawnn Lewis (“Hangin’ with Mr. Cooper” and “A Different World”). Producers: GWPA and Roy Communications. Playwrights: Valetta Anderson and candi dugas. Director: Andrea Frye.