Echoes of the Storm situates one of the nation’s most defining recent events within the continuum of remembrance and resilience. Developed by Junebug Productions and The Apollo Theater, this theatrical commemoration marks the 20th anniversary of Hurricane Katrina, a catastrophe that exposed the deep fractures of race, class, and policy in America while revealing the boundless strength of the Black South.
Eight playwrights - four based in New Orleans and the Gulf Coast states, and four Louisiana-born writers now based in New York - craft a mosaic of ten-minute plays reflecting on the storm’s enduring impact. Through intimate storytelling, dramatized memory, and documentary-style narrative, these works explore themes of loss, migration, home, and rebirth, tracing how the storm continues to shape identity and imagination two decades later.
The playwrights: Kim Sykes, Jackie Alexander, Brian Egland, Sha’Condria “Icon” Sibley, Kaaron Briscoe, Stephanie McKee-Anderson, Nick Slie, Lori Elizabeth Parquet.Echoes of the Storm is presented in collaboration with the Spelman College Mary Schmidt Campbell Center for Innovation & the Arts. Support for the joint commission and development of Echoes of the Storm was provided by The Apollo Theater and Junebug Productions. Directed by Aku Kadogo.
Echoes of the Storm: 20 Years After Katrina
March 20, 2026 | 7:30 PM & 21, 2026 | 2:00 PM & 7:30 PM
Mary Schmidt Campbell Center for Innovation & the Arts, Spelman College
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