Production Dates & Times
Thursday, July 17th at 7:30 pm
Friday, July 18th at 7:30 pm
Saturday, July 19th at 7:30 pm

Location
20 Putnam Avenue in Brooklyn, C or G train to Clinton-Washington. Accessible station at Franklin Avenue C/Shuttle train.

¡Oye! Group—
Ghetto Hors D’oeuvres:
Baldwin 101

Ghetto Hors D’oeuvres: Baldwin 101
An Intro to Black Queer Literary Legacy—Live & Unfiltered

Part lecture, part live lit, part celebration—Baldwin 101 is a poetic syllabus come to life. Following the Baldwin Centennial of 2024 and in response to rising cultural backlash against DEI and critical race theory, this new edition of Ghetto HD steps boldly into Baldwin’s 101st year with a night that blends performance, pedagogy, and protest.

Inspired by the viral HilmanTok movement—where Black creators reimagined culture as course content—Baldwin 101 invites audiences to experience what an Intro to Queer Black Literary Theory class might look like in a world that needs it more than ever. Through poetry, spoken word, and staged excerpts, a cast of mostly queer Black and brown writers embody and expand the legacy of James Baldwin, asking: What does it mean to study Baldwin out loud?

Come for the syllabus. Stay for the revolution.

Featuring:
Joel Leon
Roya Marsh
Brad Walrond
Kearah Armonie
Joel Francois
Kai Diata Giovanni
Dr. Darius Phelps
Gabriel Ramirez
J Rose
Sumbodies Mama
UGBA

About ¡OYE! Group
¡Oye! Group is a Bushwick-based creative incubator for artists, students, and community members of all ages, both local and immigrant to New York City. Our work is grounded in the act of listening that gave us our company name: we curate art that sparks a dialogue over the political and social issues that our community tells us are critical to them. We present an eclectic mix of theater, dance, poetry, music, video installations, and film through festivals and productions. We work with emerging artists to create, play, and grow in an environment that challenges and supports them, and we engage youth and adults alike through high-quality arts education that provides them with the tools to generate forward-thinking art that complements the work on our stages.